Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed spear, just in case. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Hugh hails from a village terrorized by giants. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has no hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Balimaar hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Balimaar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, white cloak. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Theodoric never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Armorer. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Armorer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Armorer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Armorer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.