Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With wild blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Whurdred is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Amber (150 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Puyet will drive conversation. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Puyet hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her childhood dream was to be a Weaver, but she was a colossal failure. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 15000 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Vlorn was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Dyer. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Jet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (1400 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.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Neega was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 pp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has done her best to style her white crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Baker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Baker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Baker.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.