Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bertram does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hobart grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Laborer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Laborer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently the stress of being a Laborer has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears white painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy red hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Myev lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

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. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His first spouse was a Butcher, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Pirithin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She wears her silver hair down. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. She bought a mace and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp. Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the west to a Tailor, Uzza learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Jeweler; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: 4'5" and muscular, this western man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Blacksmith. 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: Reirak was born the youngest of three triplets. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, black shirt, and blue tie. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Hatae has worked very hard to control her curse. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His hair is red and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.