Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Bertram learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her crest is short and white. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Fisher. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new fisher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theriatis studied abroad. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Theriatis's homeland. Theriatis decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and carries greatswords. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greatsword use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is portly but not overly obese. He has moderate length silver hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.