Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1600 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His tied-back hair is brown. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Slave Trader, but he got bored and became a Cook. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rose (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears grey trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Hugh was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, 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 Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her white hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Knight business.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Sard (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'7" and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Armorer. He's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 pp. Onyx (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.