Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Merla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is a Gardener first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Gardener business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Ermina is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Symma and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.