Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is blonde and curly. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Barfa alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Zircon (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Elysande hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has worked as a Sculptor like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His beige fur is long and unkept. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Human, 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 cp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.