Description: An older man who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, he is not a threatening figure. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

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 is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and human compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 16000 cp. Moonstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 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 has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Azurite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Jet (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gifted from a young age, Xappan studied abroad. Xappan was born on a far eastern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fortune-teller. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).