Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His purple hair is thinning but still full. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Merihim began to lead the lost caravan. After a long history of fighting, Merihim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Himo studied abroad. When Himo reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rose (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp).

Description: She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Buckler.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).