Description: An older woman who is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, she is not a threatening figure. With bright golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for her, and Merla does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a tan scarf. He has silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears grey trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has wavy brown hair. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tagga studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His white hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Apothecary. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Apothecary.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Lavinia was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lavinia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a sculptor and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Melissa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Melissa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp.