Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Meriele hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is silver and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: Hupe is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He got into the Sailor business at a young age. He 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. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 180 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: She likes to wear grey tank tops with blue skirt, and carries shields. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fallthra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Baern was born with his mother's beautiful face. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 210 gp.