Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy brown hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Matilda was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

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. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Margery was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp.