Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Emotional, Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has styled his yellow fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull blue sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His hair is brown and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Rimple is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Rimple lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 west. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 11000 sp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Ivellios is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Merchant father left him crippled. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 33000 sp. Azurite (12 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jet (120 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Slave Trader. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Whurbin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.