Description: A 3'3" northern man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the north to a Laborer, Burto learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Through the years after Burto was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Burto's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Laborer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a great chef.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Nuthra began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jet (100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has styled her white crest well, parting it to the right. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 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 pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is golden and curly. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered white hat.

Personality: She is a Tailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 900 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a fancy blue dress. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'0" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1900 pp. Moonstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her red hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. After a long history of fighting, Nemeia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.