Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with tan slacks. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great joy in being the best Sellsword in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Bertram never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'3" and wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Sybil does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (120 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Irann studied abroad. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her black hair is well kept. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Eva was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Stableman, but she got bored and became a Stylist. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp).