Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Burto has worked very hard to control his curse. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 pp. Azurite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large violet jacket. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is black and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Citrine (60 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Grai grew up listening to her father's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Brottor hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. His orange fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

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 a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ilga grew up listening to her father's many stories. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses like a well dressed Sage does. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 sp.