Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He has green eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

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 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: Born to a Banker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His brown hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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-brother.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Coral (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a worn and beaten armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 30 pp.