Description: He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Burto was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Imsh hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, tan shirt, and red tie. He has a hunchback. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He has brown eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Halimath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Travok grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1700 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 gp.