Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dull green sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Human compassion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 pp. Jet (100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long 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 a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Smokesticks. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is white and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.