Description: She dresses like a well dressed Guard does. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Melissa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Poor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 320 pp.

Description: A 6'2" northern woman, she is typically in her Weaver uniform. She wears her scarlet crest up. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp).

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bellfounder they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Priest, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80000 cp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red crest is still thick. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Actor but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Salasar was born the youngest of three triplets. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp).