Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Traki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top tan 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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Barber, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Thorin was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Thorin's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (50 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has styled her blue crest well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

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

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a grey scarf. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and swords. With bright chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this western man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gimurt was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'1" and very much looks the part of a Servant. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He usually wears his red robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is golden and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 360 gp.