Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length white hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Mamnen was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mamnen's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Ridaro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Armorer. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brass crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has no hair. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Butcher, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.