Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. 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 believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Bertram was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Zircon (30 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 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: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has brown hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Aasathra was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Aasathra's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (600 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a hunchback. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his gray 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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Jeweler arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is golden and curly. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Arannis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (5 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Painter does. He is physically well-built. His green crest is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Rathkran took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).