Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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 to a Stableman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears professional attire. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Beatrice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is short and red. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 pp. 2 Acid flasks. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Vonana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.