Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a great chef.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Don is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Don fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 sp.