Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her 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 is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His black hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the north to a Tailor, Akmen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with his Brewer mother left him crippled. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Brewer; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Carter business.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Azurite (10 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fancy grey dress. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is short and black. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Buckler.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a red tunic with grey highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Expand her business; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is long and unkept. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Vola was taken on many hunting expeditions. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 sp. Malachite (14 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Urshar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 20 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).