Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).

Description: This man wears red trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 20th 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries falchions. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She found a children's book about a Elf Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.