Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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: Many giants want him driven away; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has moderate length silver hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Tim has worked very hard to control his curse. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Star ruby (700 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears tattered old clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower father left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. He has shaved his head bald. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Gerald was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Adelard was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adelard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.