Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north to a Architect, Bertram learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Malachite (5 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Bertram was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp.