Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Burto lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Malachite (5 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Sard (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Malachite (5 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.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her childhood dream was to be a Spy, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a white and violet robe with the hood down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thorpe is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Thorpe lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mayor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mayor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a mayor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his silver hair down. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Courier. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: Meriele speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Meriele alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 5'0" southern woman, she is wearing a long, tan cloak. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the south to a Sailor, Malquis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dyer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Sailor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 11000 gp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is red and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. At a young age her father died while driving off some illithids. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in ceremonial dagger use. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).