Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a Animal Trainer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Ernest was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large yellow jacket, and is pretty ugly. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Alex was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical, Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a simple grey robe with black stripes complete with hood. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born in a small island village. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). White pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.