Description: She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for her, and Birel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Birel was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'9" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is short and brown. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Alex fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jet (90 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tan coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His golden hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. 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 many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She struck the Courier job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.