Description: She wears a violet tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 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 yellow fur is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently the stress of being a Blacksmith has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a violet feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Oriel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Oriel was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.