Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in an above average manner. With bright auburn hair. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of a Cartwright, who enjoyed hunting, Merla was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Merla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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 in the south to a Servant, Tordrid learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her white hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He wears a violet costume with the symbols of magic on his torso, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Engraver.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'8" and tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with her Weaver father left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, white shirt, and green tie. He has wavy cinnamon fur. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is content

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp.