Description: An older woman who wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Meriele was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Scribe. Being a Scribe kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Ronobe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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. She bought a axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Kildrak took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up longbow and armor he uses now. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 260 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Stannor was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.