Description: She wears a white tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries a battered shield and tarnished scythe as well. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Merla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her gold crest is thinning but still full. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad green hat.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Bard 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

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 invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Dara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 14000 sp.