Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired him part-time. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Soapmaker like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Through the years after Ernest was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ernest's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2600 sp. White opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He comes from a rich western family. At some point he was captured by goblins and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2300 sp.