Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat and is in decent physical shape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Bertram was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. After coming to the age of reason, Bertram took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Jarana is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His red crest is greasy and uncared for. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ildrex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Blacksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a yellow shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is an epitome of beauty. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Navigator and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theobald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'8" northern man, he wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Delebean was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a pastel scarf, and is pretty ugly. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Saphara is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.