Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Melissa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Melissa. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and tabaxi compassion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her hair is purple and very short. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt with thin white vertical stripes and pastel pants. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope. 1 Simple lock.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she 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. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.