Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Ernest was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tattered old clothes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: Ralf hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Jeweler, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a jeweler and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His auburn hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Adelard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bounty Hunter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving John alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.