Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Manfred hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Jasper (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jet (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a pastel costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Drogo was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Seamstress. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mary fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.