Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She tends to wear a large red jacket. Her hair is red and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When Merla reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Farmer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the south to a Glassblower, Brakka learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An older man who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, he is not a threatening figure. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kâka studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kâka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An older man who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, he is not a threatening figure. His red fur is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 310 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Fistula hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Fistula was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fistula fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has silver eyes.

Personality: Nirgel wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in the east. Nirgel was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Courier. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nirgel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. With wild silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Mardred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.