Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is golden and very short. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Merla was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tricking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 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 wears his white hair down. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Pyntle's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Pyntle hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Pyntle was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp.