Description: This slender woman stands about 2'10". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Merla 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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Cook but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She has dyed her greying blue crest a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Emeny 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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Emeny was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Xappan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barkeep. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 gp. Zircon (80 gp).