Description: This western man wears tattered old clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Ernest took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Lance alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Lance and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his sai, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy black hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dustin studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired him part-time. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Peridot (70 gp).