Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Mantus liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Priest. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Debt. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 sp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Beggar. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Kristryd learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Kristryd was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kristryd decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 pp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying white crest a little too much giving a sharp white color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Efferil alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Banded mail.