Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. One day when Manfred was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Manfred was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Eva is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Bather, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with white slacks. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: Galiena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp.