Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Herbalist they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his golden hair down. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Frederick learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up work as a Herbalist and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Moss agate (6 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple black robe with green stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. His hair is white and curly. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1400 sp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia 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 Shoemaker. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp.