Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. She sports black long hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Oriff hails from a village terrorized by giants. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Oriff was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Butcher. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished longbow as well. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paela fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Mara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'5" when asserting herself. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Dilettante but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Orla grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Orla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Farmer who has hired him part-time. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple grey robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Thradal has worked very hard to control his curse. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 170 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp).