Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a yellow shirt, with a violet mid length skirt with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has no hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Meriele enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey vest and prefers black and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has no hair. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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

History: Don was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Don alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His head has been shaved. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Baker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He wears his scarlet crest down. His red eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Kiirith was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her fur is white and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Gale was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. She has no crest. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His crest is red, silky, and of moderate length. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). White pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.