Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She sports blonde long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Melissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the south. Her first spouse was a Gardener, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her crest is silver and very short. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pogranix fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 8. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a gardener and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears white trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 190 gp.