Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has white hair. 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 snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bertram is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She got into the Unemployed business at a young age. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Heather was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Heather decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Heather managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (130 gp). Rose (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Citrine (30 gp).

Description: A 6'0" northern woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a grey and tan robe with the hood down. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Galiena hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.