Description: He stands about 4'8" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aerdeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Aerdeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Aerdeth was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this northern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Felosial studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Good lock. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears just a pastel suit. Her lavender fur is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Spring learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Spring was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to be a adventurer again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. 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 very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in the west to a Hunter, Therlin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. The war was a terrible time for her, and Thea does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 sp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he usually wears his tan robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father 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: Human compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 340 gp. Jade (50 gp).