Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 sp. Star ruby (1200 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He has no hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gimgen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dayereth studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kildrak studied abroad. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 pp.