Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. 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 chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Bertram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Stableman business.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She struck the Stableman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is content; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.