Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Manfred is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Slave Trader, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. 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-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His hair is silver and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aldous grew up listening to his father's many stories. Aldous liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1600 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is black and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.