Description: 3'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His ears are large.

Personality: Bertram is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a fancy red suit. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a colorful flower in his silver crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. After a long history of fighting, Pandjed and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and 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

Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. His fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Fisher. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 13000 sp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.