Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His tied-back hair is blonde. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Heward enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears violet trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: He was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a great chef.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Manfred was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Manfred's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 sp.