Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are red.

Personality: Merihim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cook. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports chestnut long hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Nurkara was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Soapmaker. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Iados lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Soapmaker, but he got bored and became a Detective. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has moderate length purple hair. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 pp. Amber (50 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.