Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A 4'9" eastern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Galiena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear green tank tops with brown skirt. She has done her best to style her red crest to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Emotional, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears professional attire. His hair is brown and curly. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. 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. Being a Hunter kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: This woman wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born in the north. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an entirely red suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has violet eyes and a red hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kithri grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This southern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and carries sais. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 pp.