Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with white slacks. His hair is brown and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is content; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 45. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear yellow tank tops with brown pants. He has no crest. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Shedinn was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Black pearl (600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.