Description: He has a missing right arm. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Aerdeth was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman usually wears her black robe and has her pickaxe always slung over her shoulder. With wild brown hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A true patriot, Gaaki would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: An older man who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Alain took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Kâka was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 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 wears a white small hat and white clothes. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fisher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fisher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jade (160 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

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. Lamlis was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Masseuse. 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 he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).