Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Merla embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is physically well-built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Callybon and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon 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 mountains due to the painful memories there. Jarsali took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: She wears a green top hat and green clothes. She is physically well-built. Her hair is white and very short. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Lerissa was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sculptor. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a white scarf. He has a hunchback. His hair is short and auburn. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Darrak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age his father died while driving off some drow. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in rapier use. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Darrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 22000 sp. Coral (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and red. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Paggen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Paggen liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Hunter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.