Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Bertram hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. 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 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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Thomas was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and balancing his hectic life and new bowyer responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 sp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and human compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).