Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (15 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Roland is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Roland was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Roland's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 pp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a yellow shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His brown hair is cut short. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.