Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Manfred hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Manfred learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (20 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'0" and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anthony grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anthony fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has brown eyes and a green hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).