Description: This woman wears a red vest and prefers green and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She has moderate length brown hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Marigold hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his broad pastel hat.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Locksmith, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stableman. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in the north. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stableman for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'7" when asserting himself. His hair is blonde and very short. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a hunchback. She has moderate length silver hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Quillathe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Bather. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 210 gp.