Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. The war was a terrible time for her, and Merla does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She wears a tan coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse, Greedy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears just a white suit. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Amber (100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He carries with him a set of morningstars on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears his chestnut hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and 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. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zaffrab studied abroad. Zaffrab was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Zaffrab decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He stands about 5'11" and tends to wear a large white jacket. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in the east to a Marshal, Shag learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and red handkerchief worn on his left side. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gardain was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2400 gp. A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: An older man who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is short and chestnut. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). White opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries a battered bow and tarnished sickle as well. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Dara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1300 sp.