Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gifted student she started as a Jeweler, but she got bored and became a Body Guard. She has worked as a Body Guard like her father before her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female tends to wear a large black jacket. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.