Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. He has no hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat, marred by beers. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Coral (50 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. His black hair is singed and shortened. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Laborer. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Simon was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Simon's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Average lock.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Jocelyn was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Blacksmith. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).