Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is cut short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Merla was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Performer. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.