Description: He wears a white coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Manfred was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: Money/treasure; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. He has a hunchback. His red hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 4 Antitoxin. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Vicky enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Avice was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 600 gp.