Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Hematite (4 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Fire opal (400 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has moderate length red hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Ar-Beka would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Military, Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a fancy red suit. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue diamond (2000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Black opal (1500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

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. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Justice, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).