Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Bertram was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stableman. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Paggen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When Paggen reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp).

Description: This southern man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy bronze crest. His ears are large.

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: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a morningstar, but if one is not available he will default to his whip. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gormogord was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Gormogord was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gormogord's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His red crest is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 sp.