Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'8" and wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Merla liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Doctor. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scimitar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired him part-time. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 14000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Traubon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 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: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His red fur is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Hematite (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.