Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Merihim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Aristocrat, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is short and golden. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Phann hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A 4'8" northern woman, she tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Vanuath abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local sculptor

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A 4'11" eastern man, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the east to a Mercenary, Vanuath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mercenary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Moss agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she very much looks the part of a Bather. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She has amber eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. After coming to the age of reason, Kyle took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Kyle never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and is pretty ugly. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 4 Smokesticks.