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. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Manfred is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Richard was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Richard decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is cut short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Lance was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alexandre was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and brown pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Trey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Trey took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Silk rope.