Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a brown vest and prefers green and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a hunchback. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ernest isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his left side and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Mason, but he got bored and became a Mayor. He tends to his Mayor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and balancing his hectic life and new mayor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 26000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and yellow robe with the hood down. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and halberds. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Theobald 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 Theobald. Being a Masseuse 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: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 6'5" and wears a worn and beaten armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is chestnut and curly. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Bertram 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. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp).