Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a colorful flower in his blue hair. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Merihim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Jade (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is short and brown. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 3'10" western woman, she wears just a grey suit. She wears her chestnut hair down. 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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Verna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Jade (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).