Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. His hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished sword as well. She has wavy blue hair. Her eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Uzza's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. Now she works as a writing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This northern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fancy black suit. His hair is auburn and curly. He is baby faced.

Personality: Skoth wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Skoth was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is portly but not overly obese. Her head has been shaved. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in the east. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses like a well dressed Scribe does. He wears his black hair down. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oblar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Oblar. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 330 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fancy green dress. Her bronze crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. 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: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 gp.