Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a fancy grey suit. He wears his black hair up. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His copper crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Burto grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Burto. He's also a talented Body Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the north. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp.