Description: He wears an entirely white suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Bertram enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Jade (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this southern man wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a white scarf. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mason. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mason.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. 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 seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Gerard was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

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. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Adventurer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.