Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His tied-back hair is red. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Shane abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears just a yellow suit. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Trym enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Trym was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Cory enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Cory was born with his father's beautiful face. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting orcs, the young Cory began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.