Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Merla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, marred by teas. He has no hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. Her fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Windy fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to be a junk dealer again

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With wild golden hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Ekk enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ekk has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Coral (40 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 pp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bounty Hunter, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 90 gp.