Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Through the years after Meriele was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Meriele's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Meriele and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red fur is heavily combed to the right. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 110 pp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Black pearl (900 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Cook uniform. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large brown jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'8" when asserting himself. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is an amazing painter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. Jade (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a brown vest and prefers blue and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is baby faced.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).