Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Meriele lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Server, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Merla will drive conversation. 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: Standing 4'8", this woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Luthra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Luthra was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Being a Cartwright kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born into a rich family. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 250 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Jeweler business.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished sai as well. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Sarai and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rose (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jasper (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a tan vest and prefers violet and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in the south. 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: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2500 sp. Jade (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).