Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merla grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

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. Her white crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tatyan grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2800 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She carries with her a set of crossbows on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'10". He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His first spouse was a Carter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his feathered yellow hat.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Lamlis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her blonde hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Rosalind was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Rosalind was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Rosalind's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Mortician, but he got bored and became a Gardener. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.