Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Qualen studied abroad. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 pp. Carnelian (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and grey robe with the hood down. Her purple hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: Kallista wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Kallista is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kallista was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Joan learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: She wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Ovina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane, PTSD. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 pp.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His orange fur is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Elegant was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Rurik took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black opal (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Amber (50 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'9" and wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Juliana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to protect her home

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp).