Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Bertram was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 4'9". She wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ahlyssa is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Arumawann was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 210 gp.