Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears professional attire. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Hugh is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Hugh hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Hugh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hugh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman very much looks the part of a Carpenter. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 gp.