Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Meriele was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver ewer (60 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: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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. Her hair is red and very short. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sumnes fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Opinionated, Gifted. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 5000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a trident on her belt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jade (160 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Jet (160 gp). Jade (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Amber (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Jet (160 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Coral (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'2". He wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. His head has been shaved. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.