Description: This man is very fat, and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new sculptor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Roger was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He has moderate length white hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. 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: Born to a Painter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.