Description: She very much looks the part of a Barkeep. She carries a battered sword and tarnished mace as well. With wild red hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Merla will drive conversation. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 10000 cp. Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy green dress, and carries falchions. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fortune-teller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His copper crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'1", this man wears red trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is content; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.