Description: 2'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with her Map Maker mother left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He 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. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Bhevek is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amber (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 11000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 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.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. He is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Hunter. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his brass crest up. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

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. When Kasdeya reached her early adolescence her Tiefling 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 has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.