Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Birel is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Kûga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Apothecary but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. Kûga was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Apothecary. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is brown and curly. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

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. A freak accident while working with her Barrister mother left her crippled. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a brown collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Fragrant was born the youngest of three triplets. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 sp.