Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is white and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Guardian. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black opal (1000 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cartwright. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers grey and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Joser was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Guy will drive conversation. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 220 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).