Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely grey suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Rurik is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Rurik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and revenge

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red fur. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Three was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: She stands about 3'9" and wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy silver hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is typically in his Miner uniform. His tied-back hair is blonde. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He got into the Miner business at a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Nordak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in a small island village. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Courier again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 pp. Amber (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.