Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Bertram isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the west. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears green trousers with brown and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and carries rapiers. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

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. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1700 sp.