Description: This late middle aged man wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Ernest enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 25000 cp.

Description: He wears just a red suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Being a Carpenter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears brown trousers with green and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 16th 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Jade (70 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and he perpetually has his sai ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A 5'4" northern man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. A true patriot, Kody would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Being a Architect kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Cynical, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 pp. 3 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Thunderstones.