Description: She stands about 4'2" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Helja was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. 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 is fixated on the number 21. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Chem has worked very hard to control his curse. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. Bilga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80 gp.