Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 61. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Merla hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When Merla reached her early adolescence her Halfling father 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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Obsidian (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Amber (120 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a fancy pastel dress. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length lavender fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

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 fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Drifting took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1200 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Jacoba has worked very hard to control her curse. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Shipwright; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sard (30 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Brewer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and balancing his hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Brewer

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

Possessions: 1000 pp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rose (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'11", this woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She has wavy red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 1400 pp. Red spinel (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amber (40 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her ears are large.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Jet (130 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Delre was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 22000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). 1 Major magic item.