Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and she perpetually has her axe ready. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His blue crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 8000 cp. 3 Antitoxin. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has dyed his greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Azzakh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azzakh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.