Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair is braided into rings. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Actor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Varis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Jade (110 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is cut short. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Heian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 110 pp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's also a talented Servant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His hair is golden and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.