Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished lance as well. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island 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 island due to the painful memories there. Bertram took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up lance and armor he uses now. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 270 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born in the north. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Courier. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Courier, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'6". He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. He has shaved his head bald. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Sellsword, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his auburn hair up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Terse, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp. White pearl (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a worn and beaten armor and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp. Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries a battered lance and tarnished nunchaku as well. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Odo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man tends to wear a large blue jacket. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Efferil is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Azurite (10 gp).