Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His hair is auburn and curly. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Manfred has worked very hard to control his curse. During his travels, Manfred and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Manfred discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Manfred fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Balimaar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and doesn't want to be a ploughman and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Athletic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has white hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Aldous was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Crown-heir. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with grey slacks. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.