Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Birel isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A 5'0" northern woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her brown hair down. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Shoemaker, but she got bored and became a Engraver. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Engraver for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the west to a Adventurer, Gell learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Gell took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has worked as a Adventurer like his father before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (140 gp).

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is lengthy. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

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. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ploughman for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.