Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Bertram was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Beggar. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Phann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She has white hair. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. After a long history of fighting, Alain and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is cut short. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Helen was born with her mother's beautiful face. When Helen reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gimble will drive conversation. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barber but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barber arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Jeweler business.

History: Irann was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. With wild blonde hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born into a rich family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears professional attire. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a brown collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her beige fur, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jade studied abroad. Jade abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.