Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Mumpena wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for her, and Mumpena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Mumpena reached her early adolescence her Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to reunite with her absent mother

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

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. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Cecily was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Cecily's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her warhammer. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Lia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (80 gp). White opal (400 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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

History: Born in the east to a Courier, Dreali learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Qualen has worked very hard to control his curse. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has moderate length black hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Carter born in the past three hundred years. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious, Debt, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Thunderstones. 4 Holy water. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and red robe with the hood down. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Miles speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 11000 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Donella was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Soapmaker. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.