Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Ridaro was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ridaro's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 cp. Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 4'0" western man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Kilvar 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. Kilvar 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. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her broad yellow hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a blue collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 20 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his blue crest up. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is white and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Bolhild was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Scribe. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.