Description: She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Merla's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'4". She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. Her blue crest is braided into rings. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Shipwright; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'8". She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. Her hair is black and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Apothecary. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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: She wants to get laid; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp. Amber (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.