Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Merla was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: She is content; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her hair is auburn and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Being a Beggar kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Blacksmith; 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: Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He works hard and plays hard.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp. Carnelian (40 gp).