Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'8". She is dressed in an above average manner, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Merla is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Merla hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with white pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This late middle aged woman has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe and is in decent physical shape. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'11". He wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Oloric was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He 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. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oloric fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her golden hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired her part-time. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the west. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and carries morningstars. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears many layers of old clothing at all times, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Miner, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.