Description: He sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is brown and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Ernest abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His hair is red and curly. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Anselm was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Manfred was born the youngest of three triplets. A gifted student he started as a Painter, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 47000 sp.