Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a green coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Mantus's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears professional attire. Her crest is cut close to her head. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears long strands of sapphire and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his black hair down. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rael studied abroad. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rael was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and carries crossbows. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Military, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp.