Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is silver and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Raymond never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. 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 hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Chad lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gerard will drive conversation. 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 Body Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. He found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He has moderate length blonde hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 16000 cp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Mercenary uniform. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Manfred was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2300 sp.