Welcome to Akrulais, or Tinkissed, in the common tongue.
A band of idiots have decided to come to the middle of bumfuck nowhere, in a dead and desolate plains, for one simple reason: to get rich off black dye.
Legends told that this area, and this area alone, holds the thorny bushes that produce the coveted Sliver Dye, a deep black dye, prized for its rarity.
Here is our band of dumbasses:
Lorbam Keskalrovod, "Lorbam Shotarch", expedition leader
"I prefer to be by myself."
She is a casual worshipper of Onol.
She is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. She is a member of The Ship of Coasts. She is the expedition leader of The Ship of Coasts. She arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is fifty-three years old, born on the 16th of Slate in the year 197.
She is corpulent. She has a recessed chin. Her quite long nose is upturned. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her thin-irised wide-set jade eyes are round. Her hair is brown. Her skin is pale chestnut.
She is very flimsy and really slow to heal.
Lorbam Keskalrovod likes siltstone, aluminum, wax opal, elk antler, shields, figurines, common snapping turtles for their long necks, the words of The Wispy Styles and the sound of The Poetic Strategy. When possible, she prefers to consume harp seal, moghopper and river spirits. She absolutely detests bark scorpions.
She has a great kinesthetic sense, but she has poor focus, poor analytical abilities, a poor memory, little patience, little linguistic ability and next to no natural musical ability.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally is completely put off by the idea of friends, values hard work and disregards tradition. She dreams of creating a great work of art.
She forms only fleeting and rare emotional bonds with others. She is very impolite and inconsiderate of propriety. She prefers to be alone. She has a tendency to go it alone, without considering the advice of others. She isn't particularly ambitious. She doesn't cling tightly to ideas and is open to changing her mind. She has an active sense of humor. She sometimes acts with little determination and confidence. She generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. She has a calm demeanor. She tends not to reveal personal information. She has a greedy streak. She is pleased by her own appearance and talents. She tends to hang on to grievances. She generally finds herself quite hopeful about the future. She tends to be passive in discussions. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Lorbam is untroubled by unmet needs. She is not distracted after being unoccupied. She is not distracted after doing nothing creative. She is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. She is not distracted after being unable to acquire something. She is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. She is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. She is not distracted after being unable to fight. She is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. She is not distracted after being unable to argue. She is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. She is not distracted after not learning anything. She is not distracted after being unable to help anybody. She is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking. She is not distracted after being unable to make merry. She is not distracted after being unable to admire art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. She is not distracted after being away from family. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a martial art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a skill. She is not distracted after being unable to take it easy.
Olon Berdanasob, "Olon Walkboards", Miner
"The quest for knowledge never ends."
He is an ardent worshipper of Vesh Ashenburies.
He is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. He is a member of The Ship of Coasts. He arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
He is eighty-one years old, born on the 14th of Limestone in the year 169.
His medium-length sideburns are braided. His very long moustache is arranged in double braids. His very long beard is arranged in double braids. His very long hair is tied in a pony tail. He is average in size. His nose bridge is concave. His slightly wide-set sunken jade eyes are slightly rounded. His head is somewhat narrow. His pale chestnut skin is slightly wrinkled. His hair is brown with a touch of gray.
He is flimsy and quick to tire.
Olon Berdanasob likes hornblende, nickel, picture jasper, goblin-cap wood, green glass, cow horn, kenaf fabric, earrings, rabbits for their ears, the words of The Monk of Satin, the sound of The Poetic Strategy and the sight of The Reticent Luxuries. When possible, he prefers to consume wren, spotted ratfish and sand pear cider. He absolutely detests moon snails.
He has an amazing memory and a great ability to focus, but he has little patience.
Like others in his culture, he holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. He personally sees cooperation as very important in life, finds the following of tradition foolish and limiting and sees war as a useful means to an end. He dreams of raising a family.
He is very friendly and always tries to say nice things to others. He could be considered rude. He tends to hang on to grievances. He isn't given to flights of fancy. He is not particularly interested in what others think of him. He is stubborn. He can handle stress. He generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. He doesn't seek out excitement. He occasionally overindulges. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Olon is untroubled by unmet needs. He is not distracted after being away from people. He is not distracted after being unoccupied. He is not distracted after doing nothing creative. He is not distracted after being unable to acquire something. He is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. He is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. He is not distracted after being unable to fight. He is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. He is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. He is not distracted after not learning anything. He is not distracted after being unable to help anybody. He is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking. He is not distracted after being unable to make merry. He is not distracted after being unable to admire art. He is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. He is not distracted after being away from family. He is not distracted after being away from friends. He is not distracted after being unable to practice a martial art. He is not distracted after being unable to practice a skill. He is not distracted after being unable to take it easy. He is not distracted after being unable to pray to Vesh Ashenburies.
Libash Asënthak, "Libash Gravellocked", Woodcutter
"I could really use a drink."
She is a worshipper of Katthir.
She is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. She is a member of The Ship of Coasts. She arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is sixty-one years old, born on the 10th of Limestone in the year 189.
Her ears are fuse-lobed. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her slightly rounded jade eyes are slightly wide-set. Her nose bridge is somewhat concave. Her hair is brown. Her skin is pale chestnut. She is average in size.
She is tough.
Libash Asënthak likes slate, lay pewter, wax opal, deer hoof, kenaf fabric, the sound of The Poetic Strategy and the sight of The Reticent Luxuries. When possible, she prefers to consume floating guts, shad and sand pear cider. She absolutely detests brown recluse spiders.
She has great analytical abilities, a very good sense of empathy, a great deal of patience and a good kinesthetic sense.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally believes it is important to conceal emotions and refrain from complaining, finds eloquence and artful speech off-putting and does not really value skills related to fighting. She dreams of crafting a masterwork someday.
She is never the slightest bit cheerful about anything, and she is conflicted by this as she values parties and merrymaking in the abstract. She is somewhat scatterbrained. She almost never feels discouraged. She enjoys being in crowds. She doesn't mind wearing something special now and again. She doesn't tend to hold on to grievances. She doesn't often feel envious of others. She doesn't handle stress well. She is a friendly individual. She isn't particularly ambitious. She occasionally overindulges. She can sometimes act without deliberation. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Libash is untroubled by unmet needs. She is not distracted after being away from people. She is not distracted after being unoccupied. She is not distracted after doing nothing creative. She is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. She is not distracted after being unable to acquire something. She is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. She is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. She is not distracted after being unable to fight. She is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. She is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. She is not distracted after not learning anything. She is not distracted after being unable to help anybody. She is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking. She is not distracted after being unable to make merry. She is not distracted after being unable to admire art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. She is not distracted after being away from family. She is not distracted after being away from friends. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a skill. She is not distracted after being unable to take it easy. She is not distracted after being unable to pray to Katthir.
Atír Tulonlotol, "Atír Roadorder", Stoneworker
"I've been well."
She is an ardent worshipper of Onol.
She is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. She is a member of The Ship of Coasts. She arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is sixty-two years old, born on the 14th of Obsidian in the year 188.
Her nose is quite long. Her hair is wavy. Her medium-length hair is neatly combed. Her wide-set jade eyes are round. She is average in size. Her head is narrow. Her ears are somewhat narrow. Her hair is brown. Her skin is pale chestnut.
She is tough, but she is quick to tire.
Atír Tulonlotol likes olivine, electrum, morion, the color brass, whitetip reef sharks for their distinctive dorsal fin, kobold bulbs for their shrouded history, the sound of The Poetic Strategy and the sight of The Medicine of Covering. When possible, she prefers to consume barley wine and macadamia nuts. She absolutely detests flies.
She has a great ability to focus, a great deal of patience and a good kinesthetic sense, but she has poor analytical abilities.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally finds romance distasteful and values honesty. She dreams of raising a family.
She is never the slightest bit cheerful about anything, and she is conflicted by this as she values parties and merrymaking in the abstract. She is very polite and observes appropriate rules of decorum when possible. She desires little for herself in the way of possessions. She tends to make a small mess with her own possessions. She doesn't cling tightly to ideas and is open to changing her mind. She enjoys the company of others. She often feels discouraged. She occasionally overindulges. She likes to keep things practical, without delving too deeply into the abstract. She does not often feel lustful. She is pleased by her own appearance and talents. She is grateful when others help her out and tries to return favors. She does not easily hate or develop negative feelings. She generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. She doesn't handle stress well. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Atír is untroubled by unmet needs. She is not distracted after being away from people. She is not distracted after being unoccupied. She is not distracted after doing nothing creative. She is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. She is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. She is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. She is not distracted after being unable to fight. She is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. She is not distracted after being unable to argue. She is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. She is not distracted after not learning anything. She is not distracted after being unable to help anybody. She is not distracted after being unable to make merry. She is not distracted after being unable to admire art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. She is not distracted after being away from family. She is not distracted after being away from friends. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a martial art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a skill. She is not distracted after being unable to take it easy. She is not distracted after being unable to pray to Onol.
Kûbuk Nekutgeshud, "Kûbuk Secretfortresses", Jeweler
"Always deal fairly."
She is a dubious worshipper of Legon Tradepearls.
She is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. She is a member of The Ship of Coasts. She arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is fifty-two years old, born on the 6th of Obsidian in the year 198.
She is average in size. Her ears are very splayed out. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her round protruding jade eyes are wide-set. Her hair is brown. Her skin is pale chestnut.
She is almost never sick and indefatigable.
Kûbuk Nekutgeshud likes talc, zinc, yellow jasper, coral, war hammers, flasks, horses for their strength, leopards for their spotted coats and the sound of The Bride of Poets. When possible, she prefers to consume ant, seahorse, date wine and pomelos. She absolutely detests lizards.
She has a deep well of patience, a good intellect and a good spatial sense, but she has meager creativity and a poor kinesthetic sense.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time and respects commerce. She personally sees the attainment and preservation of knowledge as an offensive enterprise engaged in by arrogant fools and doesn't care about nature one way or another. She dreams of raising a family.
She is not careful with resources when working on projects and often spends unnecessary effort. She is confident under pressure. She almost never feels discouraged. She likes to brawl. She has a tendency toward forming deep emotional bonds with others. She is generally quite confident of her abilities when undertaking specific ventures. She generally finds herself quite hopeful about the future. She could be considered rude. She can sometimes act without deliberation. She is quick to form negative views about things. She has a greedy streak. She is not particularly interested in what others think of her. She isn't particularly ambitious. She can occasionally lose focus on the matter at hand. She isn't given to flights of fancy. She has a very distinct laugh for when she's excited. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Kûbuk is untroubled by unmet needs. She is not distracted after being away from people. She is not distracted after being unoccupied. She is not distracted after doing nothing creative. She is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. She is not distracted after being unable to acquire something. She is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. She is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. She is not distracted after being unable to fight. She is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. She is not distracted after being unable to argue. She is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. She is not distracted after not learning anything. She is not distracted after being unable to help anybody. She is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking. She is not distracted after being unable to make merry. She is not distracted after being unable to admire art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. She is not distracted after being away from family. She is not distracted after being away from friends. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a martial art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a skill. She is not distracted after being unable to take it easy.
Zan Tomusthîkut, "Zan Shovebook", Fish Cleaner
"I could really use a drink."
She is a worshipper of Vesh Ashenburies.
She is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. She is a member of The Ship of Coasts. She arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
She is fifty-seven years old, born on the 11th of Moonstone in the year 193.
She is incredibly muscular. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her round jade eyes are wide-set. Her somewhat narrow ears are tall. Her eyelashes are quite long. Her hair is brown. Her skin is pale chestnut.
She is mighty and tough.
Zan Tomusthîkut likes dolomite, tin, topaz, wagon wood, cougar leather, giant chipmunk tooth, rope reed fabric, the color dark green, gems, greaves and blue peafowls for their enormous fan tails. When possible, she prefers to consume squid, plump helmets and sweet potato wine. She absolutely detests snails.
She has a great musical sense, very good focus and an ability to read emotions fairly well, but she has meager creativity, a shortage of patience and poor spatial senses.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally values hard work, finds the pursuit of skill mastery off-putting, prefers a noisy, bustling life to boring days without activity and does not care about friendship. She dreams of raising a family.
She is intellectually stubborn, rarely changing her mind during a debate regardless of the merits. She is sloppy with her living space. She feels a strong need to reciprocate any favor done for her. She occasionally overindulges. She can occasionally lose focus on the matter at hand. She enjoys the company of others. She is stubborn. She isn't particularly ambitious. She does not go out of her way to help others. She is not particularly interested in what others think of her. She is quite polite. She is somewhat quarrelsome. She runs her fingers through her hair when she's thinking. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Zan is untroubled by unmet needs. She is not distracted after being away from people. She is not distracted after being unoccupied. She is not distracted after doing nothing creative. She is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. She is not distracted after being unable to acquire something. She is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. She is not distracted after a lack of decent meals. She is not distracted after being unable to fight. She is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. She is not distracted after being unable to argue. She is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. She is not distracted after not learning anything. She is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking. She is not distracted after being unable to make merry. She is not distracted after being unable to admire art. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. She is not distracted after being away from family. She is not distracted after being unable to practice a martial art. She is not distracted after being unable to take it easy. She is not distracted after being unable to pray to Vesh Ashenburies.
Led Vabôkemal, "Led Orbsenses", Fisherdwarf
"Yes, I want more. Is that so bad?"
He is a worshipper of Vesh Ashenburies.
He is a citizen of The Paints of Verse. He is a member of The Ship of Coasts. He arrived at Akrulalis on the 15th of Granite in the year 250.
He is sixty years old, born on the 8th of Malachite in the year 190.
His extremely narrow small-lobed ears are very splayed out. His upturned nose is quite long. His medium-length sideburns are braided. His very long moustache is arranged in double braids. His long beard is braided. His hair is clean-shaven. His slightly rounded jade eyes are wide-set. He is average in size. His hair is brown. His skin is pale chestnut.
He is quick to tire and flimsy.
Led Vabôkemal likes native aluminum, bismuth bronze, brown jasper, bugbat leather, giant elk antler, cotton fabric, the color yellow-green, dogs for their loyalty, quinoa for their beer, the words of The Venerable Berry of Reticence and the sound of The Poetic Strategy. When possible, he prefers to consume seahorse, sewer brew and red spinach seeds. He absolutely detests blood gnats.
He has great analytical abilities, a very good sense of empathy, a sum of patience and a good kinesthetic sense, but he has meager creativity, poor focus and a large deficit of willpower.
Like others in his culture, he has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce, values knowledge and finds nature somewhat disturbing. He personally values good craftsdwarfship. He dreams of raising a family.
He finds helping others very emotionally rewarding. He doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges. He is pleased by his own appearance and talents. He tends to form only tenuous emotional bonds with others. He is quite polite. He doesn't often feel envious of others. He has an active imagination. He has a greedy streak. He doesn't cling tightly to ideas and is open to changing his mind. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
Overall, Led is untroubled by unmet needs. He is not distracted after being away from people. He is not distracted after being unoccupied. He is not distracted after doing nothing creative. He is not distracted after leading an unexciting life. He is not distracted after being unable to acquire something. He is not distracted after being unable to fight. He is not distracted after a lack of trouble-making. He is not distracted after being unable to argue. He is not distracted after being unable to be extravagant. He is not distracted after not learning anything. He is not distracted after being unable to help anybody. He is not distracted after a lack of abstract thinking. He is not distracted after being unable to make merry. He is not distracted after being unable to admire art. He is not distracted after being unable to practice a craft. He is not distracted after being away from family. He is not distracted after being away from friends. He is not distracted after being unable to practice a martial art. He is not distracted after being unable to practice a skill. He is not distracted after being unable to take it easy. He is not distracted after being kept from alcohol. He is not distracted after being unable to pray to Vesh Ashenburies.
And here is the freakish place they've chosen to set themselves down.
...
Yeah, they're doomed.
You can pick a dwarf for me to name on a first come first serve basis.