Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. He has wavy silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Engraver first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An older man who wears many layers of old clothing at all times, he is not a threatening figure. He has styled his blue hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She struck the Mercenary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A 6'3" eastern man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Paymon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Paymon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fancy black dress. Her brass crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Findex was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alberich was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Alberich and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. His silver crest is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Baker who has hired him part-time. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.