Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Manfred was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 9000 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is wavy and long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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 several months after her father was called into army service. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1400 pp. Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jade (130 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). White pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blue hair is greasy and uncared for. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 11000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Rose (30 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Zagga is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red crest is greasy and uncared for. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 11000 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rose (80 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amber (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, marred by teas. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered drow who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tan trousers with brown and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He is baby faced.

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. Soveliss is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Soveliss grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with his Masseuse mother left him crippled. 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: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.