Description: She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Merla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Gilbert's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a green shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. He has styled his gold crest well, parting it to the left. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Hirrathak hails from a village terrorized by goblins. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered goblins who tried to eat his hand. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hirrathak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is red and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His white fur is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Sard (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her childhood dream was to be a Sellsword, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Farmer soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. His silver crest is long and unkept. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear violet tank tops with brown pants. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Kody was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp.