Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Merla took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up glaive and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She usually wears her green robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is blue and very short. She has red eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Shax lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Shax liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 9000 cp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during and is in decent physical shape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Ogbur hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ogbur alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp.