Description: A man of a pale complexion, he sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the east to a Blacksmith, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He struck the Blacksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. With bright black hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Ermina was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Ermina took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up sai and armor she uses now. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp.