Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. With bright red hair. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. 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. During her travels, Trym and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Trym discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Trym fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Expand her business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Detective born in the past three hundred years. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her hair is short and auburn. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Oda was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. Being a Farmer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: 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. She is physically well-built. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green broad hat and green clothes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His gold crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Sellsword business.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Mehen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).