Description: He wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries a battered sai and tarnished glaive as well. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with grey slacks, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 Bather. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by beers. His hair is white and curly. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).