Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Manfred was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Manfred decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She got into the Cartwright business at a young age. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, blue cloak. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rael grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Painter, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Pink pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her head has been shaved. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1100 sp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Lamlis took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up axe and armor he uses now. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and 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. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.