Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north to a Knight, Bertram learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Knight and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has wavy white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Aldous 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. After a long history of fighting, Aldous and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and money/treasure

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.