Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. With bright silver hair. She has a dull look in her blue 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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Avice was born with her father's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Mindartis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fancy brown suit. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the right. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears her copper crest up. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2400 gp.