Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Meriele was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. With wild white hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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 son.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has moderate length silver hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has worked as a Map Maker like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver ewer (90 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Carrie's homeland. Carrie decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Miller; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 sp. Hematite (14 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jet (150 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).