Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Merla has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Merla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear white tank tops with brown pants. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Herleva lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 10000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).

Description: An older man who wears many layers of old clothing at all times, he is not a threatening figure. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This tall, slender man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Jet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.