Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is cut short. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Baern was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Baern 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Shava and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a blue shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Menny was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Gnome Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Althaea is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy scarlet crest. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

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. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Rose (80 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Hematite (4 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: Human compassion; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.