Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is still thick. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Cook, who enjoyed hunting, Ernest was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Roger was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Roger grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Roger. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has brown eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Map Maker. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Map Maker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Map Maker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Sard (80 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: 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; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.