Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Meriele was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Tanner. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Amber (140 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a fancy blue dress. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Shamil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Amber (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Marigold embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a fancy grey dress. She has a very tight haircut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Interpreter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 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.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Pearl 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 childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Coral (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 4'8". She prefers to wear flannel, and her gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. Her white hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 14000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.