Description: This man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has blonde hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by giants. At some point he was captured by giants and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long green crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Aasathra's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She worked as a nervous Engraver and found it very stressful. She struck the Engraver job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jet (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: Standing 3'9", this woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is white and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Miner but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tan coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She wears her white hair down. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.