Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 15000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man usually wears his black robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 110000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'1" and wears violet trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vaina grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2300 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with blue slacks, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. She has wavy blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hadarai isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadarai grew up listening to his father's many stories. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 pp.

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 has wavy auburn hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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: Anne was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Wizard, 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 Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Human Wizard 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Cagak was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Fletcher business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Fletcher and found it very stressful. Now he works as a music tutor during his time off.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

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