Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Burto is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 pp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, violet cloak. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aelar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. His first spouse was a Knight, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has moderate length black hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Osco is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Nurkara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Nurkara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She's in love; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Adventurer. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 pp. Obsidian (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.