Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Manfred hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is short and auburn. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He got into the Miner business at a young age. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Drogo hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At some point he was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shane grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Shane abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1700 sp.