Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, pastel shirt, and grey tie. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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 has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Melissa is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by drow. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). White opal (1300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her tied-back hair is golden. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ermina was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Human compassion; and she is content

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and blue pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears her auburn hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Cecily has worked very hard to control her curse. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.