Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His head has been shaved. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Ernest was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ernest's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. White pearl (60 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His rusty crest is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. The war was a terrible time for him, and Torinn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with violet slacks. His white hair is cut short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. After coming to the age of reason, Aust took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Seamstress they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Ploughman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a brown suit, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Hirrathak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). White opal (1300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. His hair is brown and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Charles was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.