Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Malquis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his white crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to protect his home

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his auburn hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

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. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her brown hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has moderate length brown hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the west to a Locksmith, Eldeth learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Locksmith and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Locksmith.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'1". He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His tied-back hair is black. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in the west to a Doctor, Dean learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Dean was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Doctor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: White pearl (110 gp).