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: Gimurt was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

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

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her red fur, when down, is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, River grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt and is in decent physical shape. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Norsko 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Bloodstone (70 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 keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Mardnab does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Mardnab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp).