Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to giants.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: This woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her gold crest is knotted and matted. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Paelias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He bought a dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She wears a colorful flower in her gray fur. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Silent hails from a village terrorized by giants. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Grûblik embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Herbalist, Jillian learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.