Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her black hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Merla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Merla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Jeweler they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished longbow as well. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Ar-Beka was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 160 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is thinning but still full. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Halander grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'2". She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. She tends to her Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Azurite (13 gp).