Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Ernest learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Engraver. He's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This malnourished man typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bertram isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but he was a colossal failure. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has moderate length silver hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: Gomory was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.