Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

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 a great chef.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bertram studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. 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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He has violet eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

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. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is typically in his Stableman uniform. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sellsword. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the north to a Sellsword, Richard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. One day when Richard was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Richard was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and balancing his hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.