Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears long strands of topaz and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Burto hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Burto alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered sai and tarnished sickle as well. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zook fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He wears his white crest up. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

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. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Baker; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears skinny pants and wears a black and tan robe with the hood down. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Kiirith lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.