Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Birel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Birel hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Birel alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Cartwright profession.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: A 3'1" northern woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. With bright red hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered giants who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Dell was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his axe ready. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western man is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born to a Weaver, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp.