Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries a battered flail and tarnished scimitar as well. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Melissa abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Thorin's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Thorin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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 loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A freak accident while working with her Mortician mother left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.