Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has shaved her head bald. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad violet hat.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When Melissa reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Bune lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has worked as a Jeweler like her father before her.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Butcher. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His gold crest is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Rathkran has worked very hard to control his curse. 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 has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 90 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.