Description: 5'3" and muscular, this northern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Knight, Manfred learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has worked as a Knight like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 sp. Zircon (30 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Alexandre enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alexandre was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He became a Bowyer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Jade (70 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the north to a Detective, Justin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.