Description: 3'9" and muscular, this northern woman likes to wear brown tank tops with green skirt. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are red.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A freak accident while working with his Animal Trainer father left him crippled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 pp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'1". She wears a black vest and prefers yellow and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. She has no hair. She has black eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Addict. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Bricklayer like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She has gleaming, smiling 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. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Fistula learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She 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. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Server arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

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

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Obsidian (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. With bright silver hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Meriele does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Meriele never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. She has no hair. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Adelard speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 cp.