Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears long strands of emerald and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Aust does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Amber (160 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple green robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. 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 quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Adran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'4" and prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his violet robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Riardon was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Riardon decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.