Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Ahlyssa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1700 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cory liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

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

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Tawna is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: Tawna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. His rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Unemployed, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is short and silver. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to reunite with his absent mother

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2500 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.