Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and bows. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bertram studied abroad. Bertram was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bertram decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a red shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Eida hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Eida alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the north to a Miner, Gurdis learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 280 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Layabout first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.