Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Gerbo hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gerbo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His white crest is heavily combed to the right. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: Pandjed is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pandjed studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. Her cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shivering grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shivering. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Shivering was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 23000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and he perpetually has his bow ready. His silver hair is still thick. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Raer is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Barber, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 10 pp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.