Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she very much looks the part of a Body Guard. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Merla enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and to be a tanner again

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader. His red crest is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has moderate length red hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Navigator. She has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.