Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Melissa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spy business.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Veloptima 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 has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses like a well dressed Crown-heir does. His black crest is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Pijjirik is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Pijjirik was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and expand his business

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1800 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'5". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a trident. His blue hair is still thick. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Damakos was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Damakos decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 240 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).