Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Dean does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dean studied abroad. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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 the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Shadow alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with yellow slacks. Her black crest is matted, messy, and big. She has red eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Herleva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears grey trousers with white and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. She wears her red hair down. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Carrie grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Carrie. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).