Description: This late middle aged man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. His scarlet crest is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and usually wears her brown robe and has her greataxe always slung over her shoulder. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 170 pp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Coral (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ranala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 4 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Smokesticks. 4 Holy water.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. She tends to her Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and balancing her hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Eldon was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her golden hair down. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Mella was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Mella's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rose (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Sard (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp. Amber (80 gp).