Description: She wears a red vest and prefers brown and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Merla was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Merla's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is typically in her Crown-heir uniform. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She usually wears her grey robe and has her halberd always slung over her shoulder. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Marastyr reached her early adolescence her Dwarf 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. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Marastyr never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her gray fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Erky alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small white clips. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. A gifted student she started as a Tailor, but she got bored and became a Sage. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this eastern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He takes great joy in being the best Barkeep in town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Adventurer, but he got bored and became a Barkeep. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired her part-time. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 30 gp.