Description: 6'0" and muscular, this southern woman wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Melissa wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Melissa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her chestnut hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 260 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy purple hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nija isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 26000 sp. Peridot (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.