Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his brown hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When Bertram reached his early adolescence his Human 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a red vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Cory and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Trey abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.