Description: She wears a white small hat and white clothes. She is physically well-built. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 51. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Amber (120 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her crest is short and red. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 9000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears green trousers with tan and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 son.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Ivellios was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 pp. Jade (80 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lerissa was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his red hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Amber (70 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). White opal (600 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.

Description: He likes to wear red tank tops with tan pants. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. After coming to the age of reason, Joser took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joser fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Jet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.