Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a red costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His fur is yellow and very short. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.