Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Mantus was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length white fur. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Skirt studied abroad. At some point he was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His hair is black and very short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Gerald was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his green crest. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered blue hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Amber (60 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a flattop fur cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Gale was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.