Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Through the years after Manfred was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Manfred's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1600 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting goblins, the young Taklinn began to lead the lost caravan. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is short and white. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Guy was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Guy has worked very hard to control his curse. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Antitoxin.