Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Merla was born with her mother's beautiful face. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting drow, the young Merla began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Emerald (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Rose (80 gp). Pink pearl (110 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: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a colorful flower in his blue crest. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Marshal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Azurite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Azurite (10 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a large white jacket. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Scribe. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a black vest and prefers yellow and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His crest is short and silver. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown fur. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. He has brown fur. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1400 pp. Moss agate (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). 1 Major magic item.