Description: An older woman who wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a great chef.

History: Mella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Mella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Anverth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Anverth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Painter like his father before him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She wears her orange fur down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Left-Handed is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Through the years after Left-Handed was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Left-Handed's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'4" eastern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp).