Description: She very much looks the part of a Scribe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Merla is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 16000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, pastel shirt, and brown tie, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the right. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. Her black fur is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Moss agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Vanuath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up work as a Sage and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jet (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jet (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a axe on her belt. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mortician. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. She became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue quartz (13 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He takes great joy in being the best Armorer in town.

History: Latbag lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He's in love; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp).