Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Manfred isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He worked as a nervous Stableman and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a brown suit. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 takes great joy in being the best Bellfounder in town.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Adam hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears suspenders and pastel workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. His hair is silver and very short. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Theodoric is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theodoric grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (140 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born into a rich family. Charles 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. Charles decided he wanted neither the life of his father 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp.