Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. 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 blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bertram will drive conversation. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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.

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: This man wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray and beady.

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 big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy white suit. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is cut short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Wymar 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 Wymar. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Hubert was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Simple lock.