Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. A true patriot, Jacoba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Jacoba was born with her mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to clean up the streets

Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'10". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and her gloved hand is found clutching a whip. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Jane was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Jane abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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. Jane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.