Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the west to a Engraver, Ernest learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Engraver. He's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and balancing his hectic life and new engraver responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Map Maker. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 38000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but he was a colossal failure. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gomory grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.