Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Ernest lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a Dyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Frederick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Frederick managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and 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

Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He usually wears his white robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He struck the Shipwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 22000 sp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His hair is black and curly. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Gilbert was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cook. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.