Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bastard sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has wavy white hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small violet hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Meriele enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She wears her brown hair up. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is red. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Ratak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Beggar, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, red cloak. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Mundane, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries a battered trident and tarnished greataxe as well. He wears his red hair up. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Azaki was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.