Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is red and curly. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Bertram was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears an entirely tan suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kyle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kyle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Simon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Brewer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 26000 cp. Citrine (70 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.