Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Meriele's homeland. Meriele decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2400 sp. Red spinel (60 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This western man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. He has red eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local knight

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is typically in his Map Maker uniform. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Tharivol alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Map Maker like his father before him.

Motivation: To be a Mortician again; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is black and very short. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 sp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).