Description: A 3'2" eastern woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a glaive on her belt. She has no hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Merla took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up glaive and armor she uses now. She bought a glaive and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Fletcher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is red and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bowyer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Skûn 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. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Enialis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Enialis was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. After coming to the age of reason, Enialis took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears tan trousers with green and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is content

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Chaedi enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Chaedi hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp.