Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Bertram was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram 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 he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Gifted from a young age, Maynild studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Maynild took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: An older woman who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is black and very short. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Zanna is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Ploughman, Zanna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Broce's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She struck the Painter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp.