Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black shirt with thin red vertical stripes and black pants. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Bernard was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Stableman. 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: Retire the richest man in the north; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His head has been shaved. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Armorer profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His childhood dream was to be a Armorer, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 330 gp.