Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries ceremonial daggers. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Bertram's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. White opal (1200 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a Butcher first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a grey collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this southern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).