Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She wears her auburn hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Merla was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Aline learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Aline and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shivering studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Being a Assassin kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Ploughman; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.