Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with red slacks. His long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Shivering was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Shivering never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Military, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Simon embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Simon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and doesn't want to be a barber and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Nature, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Caeldrim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Caeldrim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, In love, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears just a green suit. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Locksmith.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

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

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 pp. Amber (130 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 2 Smokesticks. 2 Holy water. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Murook is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Murook was taken on many hunting expeditions. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She struck the Bookbinder job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An older man who wears a grey collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Vonbin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Vonbin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he wants revenge against orcs

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports silver long hair. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes 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: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 sp.