Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Ernest was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 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 physically well-built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Balimaar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears grey trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is short and blonde. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Addict, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: 5'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a simple green robe with red stripes complete with hood. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 43000 sp.

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Ruler, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.