Description: 3'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Bertram wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'11" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Wella was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Wella decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tattered old clothes. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Fearful, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.