Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is still thick. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: Born in the east to a Soapmaker, Birel learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Tordrid was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears tattered old clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Gimurt is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a green scarf. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.