Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Bertram was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Locksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Gerard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gerard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are green and catlike.

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 motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'6" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 to unite with his sister

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2900 sp.