Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Manfred wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Interpreter who has hired him part-time. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Peter alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 44000 sp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and very much looks the part of a Shoemaker. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Frederick was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shoemaker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp. Amber (50 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hugh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Charles studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). Coral (150 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.