Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Manfred is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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.

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple grey robe with white stripes complete with hood. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Thradal speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Through the years after Thradal was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Thradal's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely red suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has wavy black hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Dilettante who has hired her part-time. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has a crush on the local stableman

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2400 sp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Henry was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, black shirt, and yellow tie. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her silver hair is well kept. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Body Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Body Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He is physically well-built. He wears his brown hair up. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Pûgrish learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Pûgrish took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 180 pp. Rose (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tan collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.