Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Banded agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dalaba will drive conversation. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a white costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top white hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

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; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Nala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.