Description: This woman stands a little under 2'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears long strands of sapphire and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Silver pearl (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. 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 keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive father 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has styled her orange fur well, parting it to the left. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stableman. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stableman.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has no hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He has moderate length auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His copper crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Soapmaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Soapmaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Shield.