Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bulzo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Ida was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Jeweler. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 60 gp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Ovina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse mother left her crippled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Rimmon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Skirt alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case, and carries clubs. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

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. 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 was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30 gp.