Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Birel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Birel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 sp. Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

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 invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a green vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has rusty crest. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Saphara lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Saphara was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. 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: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thorin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 210 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Melissa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Arannis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Arannis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in the south to a Bowyer, Azaki learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bowyer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bowyer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp.