Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses like a well dressed Butcher does. His hair is golden and curly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Butcher. Adam is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a white scarf. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His hair is silver and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: Lance hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is a great chef.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Theobald liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2300 sp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).