Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Manfred was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She has silver hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1700 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Rimple was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He keeps his bronze crest in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shepherd business.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a white vest and prefers brown and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Emen is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Average lock.

Description: He stands about 4'3" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Barendd enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his brass crest up. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nykkan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 340 gp.