Description: This northern man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Senteq speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears professional attire. She wears a colorful flower in her blue crest. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Erevan 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has no crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Rivaan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her fur is beige and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She bought a club and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, marred by sweets. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Red spinel (40 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Buvvie was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).