Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ernest studied abroad. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. White opal (800 gp). Sard (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Locksmith. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a hunchback. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull violet iron scale mail. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Eleanor was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 Actor.

Motivation: Human compassion; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).