Description: She wears red trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She takes great joy in being the best Mercenary in town.

History: Born in the south to a Mercenary, Merla learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When Merla reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She tends to her Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Hematite (4 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Servant, but he was a colossal failure. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Religious, Family, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His white hair is cut short. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 sp.