Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'5". He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 in the south his family was never financially stable. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ernest grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ernest. After a long history of fighting, Ernest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is typically in his Crown-heir uniform. He has a hunchback. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Hunter mother left him crippled. He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: To be a Hunter again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Peter is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Peter learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fletcher. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Prosperine was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.