Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and usually wears his green robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His first spouse was a Tailor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Norman is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Norman was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).