Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south to a Blacksmith, Ernest learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a violet shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Slave Trader. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His white crest is knotted and matted. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

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 father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 4'11" northern woman, she is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Phann was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Laucian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Laucian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Jade (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Sard (40 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He has no crest. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears blue trousers with grey and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her hair is short and blonde. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. A true patriot, Ielenia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ielenia has worked very hard to control her curse. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His purple hair is still thick. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Butcher. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.