Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She keeps her long red crest kept up in a rat tail. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Biri abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 14000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Tiaathque was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Healer. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is yellow and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Shifting speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She wears her golden hair up. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: Drusilia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Drusilia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ortegar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.