Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His black crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Bidreked was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Spy profession.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Iolite (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His head has been shaved. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Doctor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and yellow tie. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Kipper was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.