Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a club on his belt. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Manfred is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a white collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Ralf was born with his mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Shane wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: Shane hails from a village terrorized by illithids. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Dean liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Jasper (70 gp).