Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Manfred never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Revenge; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 5'10", this man wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. He keeps his gray fur in a flapper bob. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Five alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Blacksmith who has hired him part-time. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. 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. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Howard hails from a village terrorized by giants. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears professional attire. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Acid flasks. 4 Acid flasks. 3 Smokesticks.