Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She wears a brown costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She carries a battered crossbow and tarnished shield as well. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports red long hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cory liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Tawna is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: Tawna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. His rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 18th 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is short and silver. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his absent mother

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2500 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.