Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She has moderate length golden hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 45. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Mella was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mella's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. His hair is silver and very short. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her dark red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Criella is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Criella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 sp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and is pretty ugly. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Performer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

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

Possessions: 30 gp.