Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears violet trousers with blue and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Birel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has hazel eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: Flogg is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The war was a terrible time for him, and Flogg 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 criminal king-pin and mafia family Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. He carries a battered axe and tarnished shield as well. He has no fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mayor.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 210 gp.