Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and shields. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is an amazing painter.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Merla's homeland. Merla decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His fur is short and red. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Painter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an entirely green suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Valafar lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.