Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. Manfred enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Manfred liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Geva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Amber (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Blue quartz (8 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a grey collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 sp. Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.