Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is short and white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Masseuse. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. Merla liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a yellow coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Justin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Butcher like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a dyer again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tod does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her white fur is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Five learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a simple tan robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Dayereth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a seamstress and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. A true patriot, Qemuel would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the west. Through the years after Qemuel was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Qemuel's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Backpack.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Jocelyn was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jocelyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.