Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Bardryn hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Mortician job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She's in love; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length bronze crest. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Norkruuth has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. His red crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tattered old clothes. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spy but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Purson lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Purson was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on his right side, and carries pickaxes. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a black vest and prefers red and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and she perpetually has her nunchaku ready. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Gomory took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up nunchaku and armor she uses now. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears just a tan suit. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Oppleby was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 sp.