Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Bricklayer, Nala learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Nala began to lead the lost caravan. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and to be a hunter again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He stands about 2'11" and is typically in his Priest uniform. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Halander was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Halander never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Puyet hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 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 carries a battered greataxe and tarnished longsword as well. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: Vola hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Vola and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 cp. Jet (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her head has been shaved. She has violet eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Galiena lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a miner and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She wears dull white sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She got into the Merchant business at a young age. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 70 gp.