Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Bertram has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His white hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

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. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Sardonyx (30 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly maces and shields. His hair is golden and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Being a Bookbinder 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 cp.