Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ortegar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Ortegar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has white eyes and a yellow hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 sp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Courier. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has wavy silver hair. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a armorer again

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.