Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears red trousers with grey and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Merla is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a apothecary again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a green tunic with violet highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Armorer, but he got bored and became a Jeweler. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 gp. Jet (50 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it and is in decent physical shape. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length green crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a Mason, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'7" and very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10 pp.