Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ernest is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, William took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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: Born in the east to a Ruler, Heward learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Through the years after Jocelyn was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Jocelyn's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Hunter. He wears his red hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Raymond studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.