Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ernest never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cook business.

History: Born in the south to a Cook, Conrad learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 is unsatisfied with his job; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is chestnut and curly. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 14000 cp. Obsidian (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). White opal (500 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Cory took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shortbow and armor he uses now. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dull yellow sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Frederick is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (70 gp).