Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her hair is white and curly. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Avice has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear flannel. She has no hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vicky is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Heward lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). White pearl (150 gp).

Description: This southern man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 sp.