Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is cut short. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Bertram wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 sp. Azurite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Balimaar was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balimaar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the south to a Fletcher, Arnold learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Bather, but he got bored and became a Fletcher. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His silver hair is still thick. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 gp.