Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears just a green suit, marred by teas. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Bertram took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and maces. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hadwisa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Being a Gardener kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. With wild black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Geva hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Geva alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp).