Description: An older man who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is an amazing painter.

History: Manfred was born with his mother's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 4 Smokesticks. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This western man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Balimaar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Cory was taken on many hunting expeditions. After coming to the age of reason, Cory took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing a long, brown cloak. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Diggory wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 gp. 2 Holy water.