Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her father struggled to pay the bills. Merla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he very much looks the part of a Dyer. He wears his chestnut hair up. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, William isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Blacksmith business.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

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 a brown shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His silver hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears professional attire. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length silver crest. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp.