Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Manfred was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with his Server father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman usually wears her tan robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Valanthe speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is content; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, grey shirt, and yellow tie. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her white eyes peer out from beneath her small green hat.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Bune abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a large brown jacket, he is not a threatening figure. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His first spouse was a Banker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Being a Layabout kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 sp. White pearl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south to a Dyer, Jacoba learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 20 pp.