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. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Manfred reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears a fancy black suit. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ostracized due to the divine 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. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Frederick never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Human compassion.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2100 sp. Black opal (500 gp). Jet (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gifted student he started as a Mason, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10000 cp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down, marred by sweets. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Anselm was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2300 sp. 1 Banded mail.