Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). During his travels, Burto and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Burto discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Burto fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Star ruby (600 gp). Jade (90 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has red hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His crest is bronze and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Fletcher, who enjoyed hunting, Rivaan was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He is portly but not overly obese. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gunter lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 Barkeep. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: White pearl (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is typically in his Architect uniform. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Herbalist, but he got bored and became a Architect. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.