Description: He stands about 4'3" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Travok was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is long and black with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Map Maker business.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'1" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Harbek 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. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Baker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.