Description: A pudgy woman standing about 2'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears baggy red pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker red hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Merla will drive conversation. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Red spinel (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a fancy grey suit. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Dilettante profession.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'7" northern woman, she wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length brass crest. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Mreksh took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up kukri and armor he uses now. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a ceremonial dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Being a Seamstress kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Nurkara hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 160 gp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this northern man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.