Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with brown slacks. He is physically well-built. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Map Maker. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Map Maker and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 48000 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Kody 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 tends to his Ploughman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a hunchback. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on his torso, and carries longswords. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Body Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.