Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Birel will drive conversation. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 19000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this man has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Glassblower who has hired him part-time. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a Shepherd, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. After coming to the age of reason, Dûsh took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length gray fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). White opal (400 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).