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 moderate length blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Manfred's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears an entirely green suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, marred by teas. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He is physically well-built. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Dean hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.