Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicholas studied abroad. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is physically well-built. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Solomon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Solomon. After months of barely getting by, Solomon managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 31000 sp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 36000 sp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is golden and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine 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. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.