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.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear flannel. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Havilar was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Through the years after Havilar was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Havilar's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 sp. Black opal (400 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).