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 white hair is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Merla was born with her father's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 sp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Barber, her father struggled to pay the bills. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Now she works as a singing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insane. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp. Peridot (70 gp).