Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Manfred is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Gifted from a young age, Manfred studied abroad. Manfred abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Recently a tribe of dire rats 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 loathes his own lifestyle; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Hourglass.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tattered old clothes. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barkeep who has hired him part-time. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 3 Holy water.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shipwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Patrick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Heward's homeland. Heward decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears black trousers with green and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small island village. 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trey fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 6 Acid flasks. 4 Alchemist’s fire.