Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple brown robe with red stripes complete with hood. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Manfred alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Being a Tailor 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: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his red hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Riardon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Riardon 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 was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest is gold and very short. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Korinn has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Arnold was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Arnold was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Butcher. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is red and very short. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has taken up work as a Doctor and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Spy first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Mûg lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Bather, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Weaver. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is physically well-built. She has wavy auburn hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Emeny was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ploughman responsibilities is difficult; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is lengthy. Her white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Bather father left her crippled. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.