Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has moderate length brown fur. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the north to a Brewer, Roondar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Brewer. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear flannel. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Justin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.