Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shield, just in case. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Meriele hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is an amazing painter.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Radomir is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Radomir enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Radomir was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Orc activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Orc doctor. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Tailor profession.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has worked as a Body Guard like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears a fancy grey dress. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).