Description: This late middle aged man is typically in his Miner uniform and is in decent physical shape. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ernest 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 Ernest. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available he will default to his sai. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 27000 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He is physically well-built. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raymond was born the youngest of three triplets. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a warhammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears long strands of jet and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Navigator. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Simon took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his white hair up. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a great chef.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.