Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'8" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is lengthy. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and is pretty ugly. He has no hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Roger hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a spy and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 18. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.