Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Merla took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor she uses now. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 gp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. His first spouse was a Roofer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Shipwright, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished scythe as well. His purple hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cimer grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Cimer abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To be a Mason again.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Warryn would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Lorilla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears professional attire. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Hadarai hails from a village terrorized by goblins. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Hadarai and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is still thick. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Born in the south to a Detective, Nedda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Nedda 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 brigands. Nedda was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this eastern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her dark red hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Soapmaker, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.