Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her orange fur down. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Cloud lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting goblins, the young Cloud began to lead the lost caravan. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spice Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her head has been shaved. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He stands about 3'1" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern woman wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vezera studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Eye agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Weaver. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the south to a Weaver, Verna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Weaver, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Aline is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Conrad hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Conrad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Coral (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Roge hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Roge was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp. Coral (40 gp).