Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Amber (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" eastern man, he wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is lengthy. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born into a rich family. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a red Stetson hat and red clothes. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Brewer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Magnifying glass.