Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses like a well dressed Laborer does. He has shaved his head bald. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Laborer. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Ernest took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up longbow and armor he uses now. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Melissa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dull black sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and doesn't want to be a courier and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.