Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His hair is blonde and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A gifted student he started as a Baker, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Standing 4'0", this woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Diesa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is short and black. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Travok was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now owns his own business.

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

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 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 has moderate length white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shax grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are black.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Bathin hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He married young, but lost his spouse to gnolls. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Anne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Anne was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 80 gp.