Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Manfred learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His head has been shaved. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Jeweler, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a lance on his belt, marred by beers. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Dyer uniform. He is physically well-built. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3100 sp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).