Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Manfred is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather, 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. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Bertram was born with his father's beautiful face. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Fallond was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His red fur is still thick. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Cloud was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is wearing a long, tan cloak. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is auburn and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the south to a Server, Ar-Pratu learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Server. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older woman who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Seamstress, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While she appears to be a normal Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He carries a battered lance and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.