Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Manfred was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Manfred's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 120 gp. Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large grey jacket. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but she was a colossal failure. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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 to be a tailor again

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 250 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His crest is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He got into the Layabout business at a young age. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 4'11". She very much looks the part of a Shepherd, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. She has moderate length black hair. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her gray fur is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She uses divination through singing.

History: Williamina was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 sp. Sard (80 gp).

Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a hammer on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a green armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).