Description: 5'7" and muscular, this western man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Ernest enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the east to a Adventurer, Geoffrey learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 south. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ralf studied abroad. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is typically in his Herbalist uniform. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Herbalist. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: 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; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 29000 sp.