Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His crest is red and curly. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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 wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Interpreter. 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 in a small mountains village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Human compassion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Rock crystal (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 4'7" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lamlis will drive conversation. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with white slacks, marred by sweets. His hair is chestnut and curly. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. After coming to the age of reason, Ribbles took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 16000 sp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Brewer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her purple hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Naamah lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp.