Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Meriele was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Brewer. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Thunderstones. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears tattered old clothes. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has worked as a Tanner like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2600 sp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His golden hair is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is typically in her Adventurer uniform. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and nunchakus. She has black hair. Her eyes are black.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 Adventurer. She has worked as a Adventurer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her brown hair down. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in a small island village. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 cp. Amber (60 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, marred by teas. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear tan tank tops with white pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Alvyn 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 left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This light-skinned female likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Zanna was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Zanna's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Zanna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears professional attire. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 140 gp.