Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a Mayor, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is typically in his Mercenary uniform. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 whips, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mayor. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his chestnut hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Clerebold grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Clerebold was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Navigator. After a long history of fighting, Clerebold and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.