Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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, Bertram is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Bertram was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tailor. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a pickaxe on his belt. He has a hunchback. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a grey shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Aline's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Stylist, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Aline was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.