Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Merla was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shipwright and was forced into it by her family; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to be a glassblower again

Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her white hair up. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and 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

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10 pp. Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her dark red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Soapmaker. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her dark red hair is lengthy. Her eyes are gold.

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 takes great joy in being the best Architect in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Architect work with an outfit from a few towns over. Architect work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cartwright. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Cartwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: This western man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Detective, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Arnold was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Guard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'4". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south to a Dyer, Sindri learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Through the years after Sindri was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Sindri's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Dyer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Valafar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.