Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. She has no crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Akra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Through the years after Akra was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Akra's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Akta alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), marred by sweets. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adelard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Adelard was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Vanchu is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.