Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Meriele was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Meriele's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp. Rose (80 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Myria's homeland. Myria decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.