Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by drow. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is short and silver. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Adelard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A freak accident while working with his Butcher father left him crippled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Adelard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a doctor again

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gifted student he started as a Server, but he got bored and became a Fortune-teller. He's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is golden and curly. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).