Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Red garnet (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 110 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 32. 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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Ralf was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Buckler.

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. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. 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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 18000 sp. Zircon (40 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.