Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Bather. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, marred by beers. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp).

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. 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 always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2600 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the north to a Tanner, Gerard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp.