Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Fenriz hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 gp. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Eridred was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Flaws: Racist, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is blonde and curly. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 sp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'1". He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His bronze crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Salasar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has no hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Mordai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Mordai abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'11" when asserting herself. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his mace with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His hair is short and golden. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Eldon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.