Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by beers. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Qualen hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Qualen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.