Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear white tank tops with violet skirt. Her head has been shaved. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Merla wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Merla never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 15000 cp. Azurite (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her white fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She got into the Tanner business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 120 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Eberdeb hails from a village terrorized by goblins. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear flannel. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He refers to his adoptive father 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cimer was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Good lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and blue pants. With wild white hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries a battered falchion and tarnished greataxe as well. Her tied-back hair is black. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 390 gp.