Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a brown vest and prefers tan and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired him part-time. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Coral (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'9" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He sports a flattop fur cut. His half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'5" eastern man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and green tie. He has black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Mamnen was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Mamnen's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has worked as a Bookbinder like his father before him.

Motivation: He is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1500 pp. Obsidian (8 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Rose (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a very tight haircut. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Millicent lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Amber (150 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Roywyn 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: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gerbo will drive conversation. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.