Description: This malnourished woman wears just a red suit. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Merla was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Merla's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and blue robe with the hood down. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Armorer born in the past three hundred years. 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: He comes from a rich southern family. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Armorer. He has taken up work as a Armorer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he usually wears his white robe and has his bastard sword always slung over his shoulder. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

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. His first spouse was a Hunter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She carries a battered longsword and tarnished flail as well. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. Her fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Windy was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Being a Seamstress 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: Wants to work out more often; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). White opal (400 gp). Rose (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has moderate length white fur. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Baker. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).