Description: This man wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is black and very short. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Ernest is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, yellow shirt, and brown tie and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

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

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Emotional, Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His tied-back hair is white. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Brewer. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the west. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to be a carter again

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She sports red long hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Heather was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new ploughman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 sp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp).