Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Manfred grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Manfred. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears just a brown suit. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Interpreter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is golden and curly. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Kyle was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male very much looks the part of a Butcher. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a great chef.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a bounty hunter again

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has shaved his head bald. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Patrick was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Patrick never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Amber (130 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.