Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ernest 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His blonde hair is cut short. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Hubert is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 3 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.