Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He is portly but not overly obese. He has auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Bertram liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is typically in his Map Maker uniform. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. White pearl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this eastern man likes to wear violet tank tops with tan pants. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gerard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 160 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed mace, just in case. He carries with him a set of maces, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His crest is bronze and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Srorthen embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He uses divination through singing.

History: Srorthen hails from a village terrorized by giants. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a long, green cloak. His rusty crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a great chef.

History: Shamash was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Shamash never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears long strands of amber and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries morningstars. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Antinua fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. He wears his brown hair up. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 3'6" and is typically in her Herbalist uniform. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

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 divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has achieved small success as a Herbalist.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a violet shirt with thin white vertical stripes and tan pants. His golden hair is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Engraver, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. After months of barely getting by, Rael managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 90 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.