Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears professional attire. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Meriele was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents enrolled her in a Warlock school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Star ruby (900 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears dark leathers with embroidery, marred by beers. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with his god.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2400 sp. Fire opal (700 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has moderate length red crest. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Biri studied abroad. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, In love. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. After a long history of fighting, Hupe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and elven compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp).