Description: He is in excellent shape and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes are blue and catlike.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Bertram was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Bertram's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Coral (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His gray fur is still thick. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Priest business.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Banker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Balifra enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She comes from a rich western family. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 5. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Cartwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Borun is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.