Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Norman abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'9" and muscular, this southern woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears an entirely blue suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dara grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 pp.