Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Pikar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 pp. Hematite (11 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and she perpetually has her greatsword ready. Her hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Breena grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Menny is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Menny was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Healer. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Galiena lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She tends to her Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She carries a battered spear and tarnished dagger as well. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Greeba grew up listening to her mother's many stories. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp).

Description: An older woman who dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she's in love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 pp.