Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He is physically well-built. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He works hard and plays hard.

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 Manfred was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Manfred's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. He has worked as a Sculptor like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey cloak. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly maces and crossbows. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Odo studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 17000 cp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).