Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears professional attire. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Solomon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 6'1", this woman prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Susannah abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Emeny was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emeny decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp.