Description: 2'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Miles was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Miles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Williamina was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Williamina decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Acid flasks. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Holy water.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Gerard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 sp.