Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Adran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 13000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is long and red with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Arannis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the north. Arannis was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Soapmaker. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Being a Herbalist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. A true patriot, Enialis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He wears his auburn hair down. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is greedy

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).