Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 pp. 2 Smokesticks. 4 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Mason, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bookbinder. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. William enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.