Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: Birel wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warlock, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His brown hair is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. With wild chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: Revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Azurite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a mite stocky and usually wears her black robe and has her scythe always slung over her shoulder. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Fletcher, Biri learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fletcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a large tan jacket, and carries falchions. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.