Description: 5'10" and muscular, this eastern man sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A true patriot, Manfred would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has worked as a Healer like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'10" and wears a tan shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, white cloak. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A 3'3" northern man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his brown hair down. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Laborer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 290 gp. Azurite (4 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a great chef.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a shield on her belt. Her fur is short and cinnamon. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.