Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his black hair down. He has green eyes.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Manfred 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. Manfred 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a yellow vest and prefers tan and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Richard took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up mace and armor he uses now. Recently a tribe of illithids 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time, and carries shortspears. His hair is blonde and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Hugh was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Hugh took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of longswords on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Clerebold was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bather and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp.