Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and flails. Her brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Antrara was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Antrara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and 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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sellsword. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Zâthra is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Doctor born in the past three hundred years. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Chenna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 east. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chenna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Interpreter business.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Isabella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 81. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ahlyssa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Philomena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has green eyes.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.