Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. He has a very tight haircut. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ernest studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Slave, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. 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 intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Dean fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 90 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.