Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of aquamarine and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. After coming to the age of reason, Manfred 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. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2500 sp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is physically well-built. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 26. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Joan was born with her father's beautiful face. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with her god.

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. Being a Healer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for him, and Diggory does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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 left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has dyed her greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern woman has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her red robe. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is red and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Nyx hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Barber business.

History: She got into the Barber business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barber. Being a Barber kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp.