Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is short and golden. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. She wears a green costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She has a hunchback. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her first spouse was a Merchant, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and wears a tan coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His hair is cut close to his head. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Ivellios enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ivellios grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ivellios 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 has worked as a Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to protect his home

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to be a performer again

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10 pp.