Description: He stands about 6'6" and prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Manfred was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Manfred's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Booming voice

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

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Thomas is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 24000 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. 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 auburn hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kyle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).