Description: She wears a red collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

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. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When Merla reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Merla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Painter and was forced into it by her family; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Bilga liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Bhevek hails from a village terrorized by giants. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Bhevek alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black fur is thinning but still full. Her copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Kilvar was born the youngest of three triplets. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length green crest. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Courier, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 70 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his violet 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 pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.