Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is a great chef.

History: Ernest was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adran studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. He has brown hair. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (60 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the east to a Detective, Fragrant learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Fragrant alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 pp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Jet (110 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).