Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He is portly but not overly obese. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Manfred speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Locksmith, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Vanchu was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of scimitars, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Euphemia's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp. Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).