Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of a Barber, who enjoyed hunting, Burto was taken on many hunting expeditions. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with violet skirt. She carries with her a set of swords, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently the stress of being a Blacksmith has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Baker does. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Elizabeth was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She has auburn hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sailor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Heather was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her childhood dream was to be a Carpenter, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

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 vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Courier arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His green crest is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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 was born in a small plains village. Through the years after Rivaan was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rivaan's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Baern was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is red and very short. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. 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 content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.