Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Birel was born with her mother's beautiful face. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Jet (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Vadania never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'11" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 pp.