Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scimitar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Merla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Merla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Knight father left her crippled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She wears just a violet suit. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Leshanna was born with her father's beautiful face. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Ahrim was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a Dilettante first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Peter took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a Dilettante soon after.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 pp.