Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tan collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Mella was born with her mother's beautiful face. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His black fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Beast liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her blonde hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown fur. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Kite was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 190 gp.