Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a violet costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a hunchback. His hair is brown and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Manfred alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man is typically in his Courier uniform and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gray.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

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

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has no hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This malnourished man has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Stylist first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Alexandre 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. He tends to his Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and human compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.