Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ida alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Maegan was taken on many hunting expeditions. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears just a yellow suit. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. He has no hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Jet (70 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Beiro was born with his father's beautiful face. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.