Description: Standing 3'0", this man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his silver hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bertram studied abroad. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this eastern woman tends to wear a large black jacket. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is still thick. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a fancy brown dress. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born into a rich family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Being a Miller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 sp. Eye agate (4 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Eberk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Sculptor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears brown trousers with tan and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is an epitome of beauty. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.