Description: She is lean but muscular and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east to a Actor, Birel learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Shoemaker, but she got bored and became a Actor. 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: Expand her business.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 40 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with pastel slacks. She wears her blonde hair up. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Shava was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shava fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Servant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Alvyn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'11". She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male usually wears his white robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has chestnut hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is typically in his Slave Trader uniform. His tied-back hair is white. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A 6'7" western man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Ronk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.