Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Merihim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 sp. Citrine (30 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. 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 would like to get married and retire; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. Coral (110 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: She wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tiaathque's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She takes great joy in being the best Masseuse in town.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Tiaathque was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Masseuse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: Jo speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Jo was born with her mother's beautiful face. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Superior lock.