Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Chad hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Chad's homeland. Chad decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Chad was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Human compassion; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fortune-teller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Persistence. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 sp. Moss agate (6 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.