Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Mantus was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Mantus and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and spears. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. White opal (600 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the north to a Carter, Emma learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his blonde hair down. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Sellsword. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 220 pp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Emerald (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple black robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Horhog was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).