Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Meriele hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Meriele was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tawna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Tawna was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Barkeep. She bought a halberd and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jade (40 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Detective

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

Possessions: 1600 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is cut short. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Thervan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stableman. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries longswords. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the east. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 15000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.