Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. He wears a colorful flower in his purple hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Merihim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Healer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1800 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Veloptima was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mayor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker mother left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Coral (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red garnet (90 gp).