Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His hair is red and very short. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear flannel. She has a very tight haircut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 57. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Faral hails from a village terrorized by giants. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy tan dress. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and halberds. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

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 was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shortbow, but if one is not available she will default to her glaive. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 50000 cp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fargas was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.