Description: He is in excellent shape and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Ernest enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. 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: Human compassion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

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

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Seamstress mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'4" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 sp.