Description: He stands about 5'5" and tends to wear a large green jacket. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Barakas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length blue hair. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He tends to his Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has no hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her youth she was a Locksmith, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Miller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 250 gp.