Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She has a hunchback. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Azurite (10 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for him, and Golm does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp.