Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by giants. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Many giants want him driven away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man very much looks the part of a Shipwright and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (70 gp). 1 Antitoxin. 2 Thunderstones. 4 Tanglefoot bags.