Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bertram grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bertram. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. John is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bowyer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bowyer and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad black hat.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gerard was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He uses divination through singing.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 15000 cp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).