Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His red hair is still thick. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He struck the Layabout job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Ella was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Shepherd. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

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

Description: This man wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aldous studied abroad. At a young age his mother died while driving off some gnolls. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in falchion use. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: 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; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.