Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Birel 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 Birel. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 38000 sp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears professional attire. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadwisa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Jade (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. She has chestnut hair. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Makaria liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this southern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Argran abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). White opal (800 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.