Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a yellow wide-brimmed hat and yellow clothes. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 gp. White pearl (60 gp).

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this southern man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a flattop crest cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dadalan will drive conversation. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Healer

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

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. He has moderate length golden hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Howard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Wella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (7 gp).