Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Hematite (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). White opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. 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 Marshal. He became a Marshal soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Rosamund was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carter. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and lances. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.