Description: A 5'2" southern man, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Manfred was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This woman wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bounty Hunter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jet (110 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Rose (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Jet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. She has no crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver ewer (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Ruler profession.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He struck the Fortune-teller job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his hand crossbow. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He has amber eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.