Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and her gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Merla speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Merla hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her beige fur is thinning but still full. She has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trail was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears a pastel tunic with violet highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes, and carries axes. She keeps her beige fur in a flapper bob. 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 extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Moon would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age her father died while driving off some drow. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in axe use. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She tends to her Bather job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses like a well dressed Bounty Hunter does. He has silver crest. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Quarethon was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A freak accident while working with her Bather father left her crippled. 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; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Avelina was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Through the years after Avelina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Avelina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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. Avelina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Flaws: Emotional, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp.