Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Merla was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Performer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 380 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp).

Description: A 5'8" western man, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case. His orange fur is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Aura was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He keeps his long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born into a rich family. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Painter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Butcher.

Bonds: In love, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mastema will drive conversation. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 120 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". She wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sickle. Her hair is long and red with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small red clips. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nikki's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. 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: Gifted from a young age, Nikki studied abroad. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.