Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Merla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He keeps his long lavender fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Coral (140 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Enialis has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. White opal (1400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright brown hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Aline lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Aline began to lead the lost caravan. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'0" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shepherd but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bulzo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. 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. Bulzo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. After a long history of fighting, Seddit and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears a green coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished rapier as well. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2800 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Miller like his father before him.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 pp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).