Description: A 6'4" northern man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Farmer, Manfred learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. 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 Farmer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Justin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 11000 cp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Adelard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

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. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ralf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.