A down to earth kind of guy. is most useful for the awesome Winchester Premium. He has the worst god pet. The gem stone can be used on empty containers to re-lock and fill them. However, since the containers usually are transmuted to material boxes this trick is mostly useful for raising lockpicking skill. Mani's Decomposition certainly isn't worth sticking with Mani for; get the gem and shotgun then switch to someone more useful. Mani is somewhat harder than Lulwy for gaining favor, as guns are not as common on NPCs one can trade with. However, the presence of the Cyber Dome (altar and a shopkeeper that specifically deals in firearms) means that the richer adventurers can easily raise favor very quickly. Palmia will also work to a lesser degree. If you can move while carrying an altar it