Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Melissa was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Melissa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Melissa. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Bhevek lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sailor for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He very much looks the part of a Unemployed. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Cockaby and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This late middle aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. Her rusty crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She got into the Marshal business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 190 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.