Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is physically well-built. Her white hair is wavy and long. She has violet eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. A true patriot, Merla would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 120 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gray eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Ruler responsibilities is difficult; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest is white and curly. Her eyes are red.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Perra is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Herbalist they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Priest, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.