Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination and is in decent physical shape. Her red crest is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Layabout, her father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age her father died while driving off some giants. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in shortspear use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver ewer (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Unvera is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His yellow fur is braided into rings. His copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1600 pp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: 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 brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A true patriot, Korfel would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Korfel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 94. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 pp. Peridot (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 83. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bulzo never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Pink pearl (50 gp). White opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Jade (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears green trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His gold crest is lengthy. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the south. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. After a long history of fighting, Arjhan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.