Description: Standing 5'10", this man prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Bertram wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Bertram alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heward fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His hair is silver and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.