Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and is pretty ugly. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Burto grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Halfling Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is cut short. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Hubert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and to be a ruler again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His rusty crest is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: To be a Bellfounder again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 pp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Borun 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 has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.