Description: She has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. She carries with her a set of tridents on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: Birel was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has no hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the north. A freak accident while working with his Guard mother left him crippled. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is short and red. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 pp. Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This southern man is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'8" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Kellen was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Dilettante 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 has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her fur is short and beige. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Art hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Art began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 pp. Black pearl (400 gp).