Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the south. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting dire rats, the young Bertram began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 140 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Irann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and to be a stylist again

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. Her bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Zykroff speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Unemployed business.

History: Zykroff was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Mundane. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears professional attire. He wears his red hair down. He is baby faced.

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 a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zog fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 140 gp.