Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has slicked back black hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Birel is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Birel was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. After a long history of fighting, Birel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Lidda was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Spice Merchant. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lilith fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp. 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 is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has blue eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ruler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

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 dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his long red crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.