Description: A 5'7" eastern woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

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. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Birel was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Coral (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Left-Handed grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gynk studied abroad. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gynk grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gynk. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp).