Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. To his fellows he 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is red and curly. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His brass crest is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gold.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nykkan will drive conversation. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Nykkan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She sports silver long hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is red and curly. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jacoba studied abroad. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kerkad grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

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 silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

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. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).