Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Meriele is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Meriele abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Sard (60 gp). Amber (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Coral (120 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: Standing 4'8", this woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a Banker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He got into the Fletcher business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Amber (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He keeps his green crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her father before her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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. She always admired necromantic-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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).