Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Melissa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this western man sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brass crest is knotted and matted. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Donaar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has moderate length white hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Riardon hails from a village terrorized by giants. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting giants, the young Riardon began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown hair is knotted and matted. This black eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dull red sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Servant father left him crippled. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10 pp.