Description: She wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Birel is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 90 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He got into the Armorer business at a young age. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Theodoric alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.