Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. After a long history of fighting, Ernest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Good lock.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has no hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He found a children's book about a Human Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a hunchback. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Ralf speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Ralf was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Chad wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for him, and Chad does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.