Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. With wild chestnut hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Merla was taken on many hunting expeditions. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is short and golden. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Solomon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Apothecary. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Bellfounder, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Apothecary and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Insane. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80000 cp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp).