Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is chestnut and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Ernest was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Performer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in an above average manner. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 43000 sp. Obsidian (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'10" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Gifted, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has green eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.