Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Merihim was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a white shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Keth will drive conversation. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a simple tan robe with green stripes complete with hood. She sports brown long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Malquis learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 2'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Marigold embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Banker. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Banker. She became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1300 sp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are white.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the south to a Laborer, Chem learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Selfish. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Ekk abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp.