Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available he will default to his flail. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west to a Blacksmith, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Recently the stress of being a Interpreter has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love, Slave, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 sp. Black pearl (300 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Tethren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bather. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Ahinar liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She struck the Bather job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He likes to wear yellow tank tops with green pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When Aust reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears a colorful flower in her gold crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Arava was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.