Description: He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a Herbalist first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Bernard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a brown shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and grey pants. His hair is long and black with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 6 Acid flasks. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has shaved his head bald. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor, and he perpetually has his hammer ready. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. After coming to the age of reason, Jocelyn took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Jocelyn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.