Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. His hair is short and golden. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Bertram took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up bow and armor he uses now. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and he perpetually has his greatsword ready. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is well kept. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a simple green robe with violet stripes complete with hood. She sports a flattop crest cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Driindar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).