Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Merla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2300 pp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 6'3" western man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears his chestnut hair up. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Roofer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 pp. Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Violet garnet (1000 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.

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. She has red hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

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. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ishmoz studied abroad. When Ishmoz reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Banker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 pp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Jet (160 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Amber (160 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Howard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). White opal (500 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Uthemar hails from a village terrorized by drow. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 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.