Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a white shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Merla learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Painter. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 120 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. He has no hair. He has violet eyes and a yellow hat with a black feather.

Personality: Heian 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. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bounty Hunter business.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp. Moonstone (40 gp).