Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Quarion was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Quarion's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 110 gp. Amber (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears white trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he very much looks the part of a Gardener. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. Her hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She struck the Fortune-teller job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears professional attire. His hair is chestnut and curly. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

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. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is short and silver. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 9. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's in love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (120 gp). 1 Antitoxin.