Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears just a white suit. Her hair is golden and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Merla was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (80 gp).

Description: She 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 wavy golden hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She takes great joy in being the best Mayor in town.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She became a Mayor soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to be a bricklayer again

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and carries hammers. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Ahrim is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's in love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman usually wears her pastel robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. She has moderate length lavender fur. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Blue quartz (13 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 380 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in a small island village. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.