Description: A 5'3" eastern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp).

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Tawna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 900 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aerdeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Roofer.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears professional attire. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mercenary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Halimath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Mercenary 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: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His fur is beige and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. A true patriot, Tricking would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again.

Flaws: Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ootah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Navigator again; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is physically well-built. She has wavy brown hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Religious, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.