Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Birel lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 sp. Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats, and she perpetually has her club ready. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She has violet eyes.

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 is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has styled her brown fur well, parting it to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 60 pp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She wears a grey costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is an amazing painter.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Gerald was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brass crest is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Gimurt wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gimurt hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a black coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gaaki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.