Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. He has brown hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Bertram is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sarah hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: A 5'4" western man, he has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Apothecary born in the past three hundred years. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female is wearing a long, white cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Galiena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.