Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Merla was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Merla's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; 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: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a large red jacket. Her black hair is wavy and long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Eida was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Terse, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. He keeps his lavender fur in a flapper bob. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp.