Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Meriele grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Fargas was born the youngest of three triplets. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. After months of barely getting by, Fargas managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a pastel shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Hunter and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 160 gp.