Description: He wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries a battered sai and tarnished glaive as well. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Engraver born in the past three hundred years. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Hubert hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has moderate length golden hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Brewer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the west. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp.