Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple green robe with red stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small green clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Thradal was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thradal decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (140 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His copper crest is long and unkept. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Hirrathak was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 18000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.