Description: She stands about 3'1" and very much looks the part of a Tailor. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Merla will drive conversation. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. She struck the Tailor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Black opal (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has wavy white hair. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Ahrim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a Assassin, his father struggled to pay the bills. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. 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 does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Servant and found it very stressful. She tends to her Servant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright silver hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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. When Nikki reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her hair is red and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Greedy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 pp. Amber (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Jade (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.