Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 pp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He dropped out of school before completing his studies. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Coral (110 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a hunchback. His red hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and red pants. His tied-back hair is blonde. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Quarion hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2300 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.