Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mindartis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his monstrous two handed axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His crest is short and scarlet. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Miner profession.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alberich does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy green pantaloons and a tan scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His lavender fur is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 tends to his Ruler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his beige fur up. His half smiles and yellow eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). White opal (600 gp). Jade (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.