Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

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

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has no hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20000 cp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Manfred is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His first spouse was a Sage, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.