Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is auburn and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Bertram's homeland. Bertram decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the south to a Knight, Cairn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (30 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is long and white with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. 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 retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She keeps her long green crest kept up in a rat tail. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 cp.