Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His white crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Baradad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a brown collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants. His brass crest is thinning but still full. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern woman wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Nella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nella hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Nella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She sports auburn long hair. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a red feather.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears her white hair up. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Portia is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 tends to her Sculptor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp.