Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a worn and beaten armor. His head has been shaved. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'1" and wears a red coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. With wild auburn hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Blossom hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His hair is white and curly. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Aust never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and to be a bellfounder again

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her tied-back hair is white. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born in the east. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 sp.