Description: Standing 6'7", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Merihim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Beatrice hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Beatrice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Beatrice was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Standing 3'2", this man very much looks the part of a Ruler. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has no crest. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the north to a Jeweler, Nykkan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Jeweler job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 pp. Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is auburn and curly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Oskar reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Oskar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is cut short. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Menny has worked very hard to control her curse. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She carries a battered sai and tarnished morningstar as well. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Lidda was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.