Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Eldeth was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and usually wears her brown robe and has her shortspear always slung over her shoulder. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Jarana hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Jarana lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp).