Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, green shirt, and white tie. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Bertram liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is typically in his Merchant uniform. He keeps his long red fur kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'2" western woman, she wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and white pants. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny sapphire 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. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 gp. Black opal (600 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Arara hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Blossom was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to be a sculptor again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1100 gp.