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. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Melissa will drive conversation. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Dagger lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 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: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf, and carries halberds. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a Seamstress first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Rûg and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and longswords. His fur is short and white. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Art was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Art 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 Art. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy brown hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 260 gp.