Description: He wears just a red suit. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Burto embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She likes to wear brown tank tops with violet skirt, marred by sweets. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a shoemaker again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his red fur in a pixie cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears professional attire. His black hair is thinning but still full. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Vonbin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Vonbin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a simple grey robe with tan stripes complete with hood. She wears her red hair down. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his scimitar. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.