Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ernest never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt, marred by sweets. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicholas studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Trey was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown tunic with violet highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lance was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Butcher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has no hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his 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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.