Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her hair is golden and very short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1600 sp. Rose (20 gp).

Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson blue hat.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Through the years after Shanairla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Shanairla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished trident as well. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bowyer who has hired her part-time. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears professional attire. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants, and carries hand crossbows. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. A true patriot, Hamil would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hamil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Slave, Military, Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.