Hmn.  Well, just this second, Rhidia is the trickiest to fit in just because she's the only one without a history.  Everyone else has roots in Trunau, to one extent or another.<br/><br/>Well, Rhidia<em>is</em>an Artifact Hunter.  It's possible she came to this region in search of something specific, but the Orcs made it too troublesome to pursue on her own.  Hagan, of course, is up for anything related to giants, so if her search had a connection there he's an easy pick up.  Halcyon's a young bravo with something to prove, so the opportunity to plunge into Orc territory might be excuse enough.  Maeve might've come along if she thought the artifact had any value to the defense of Trunau, or just to make sure Hagan didn't get himself killed.<br/><br/>The search itself might've been a success (ultimately passed over to<em>House of Wonders</em>), or a misadventure which gave them enough experience to trust one another out in the field (they're all Good Aligned in the end).<br/><br/>It's the kind of arrangement that gives Halcyon a chance to show off, Hagan an excuse to wander, Rhidia some martial support to brave the Orc-infested hinterlands, and Maeva a chance to get her brother socialized.