Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Merla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has no hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: Braak was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 sp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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, Cairn is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the south. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 120 gp.