Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Coral (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries sais. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her youth she was a Knight, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her red hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Vadania's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Jade (60 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His green crest is thinning but still full. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: She wears just a grey suit. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Joan grew up listening to her father's many stories. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, In love, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.