Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Melissa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Melissa has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Passionate, Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His yellow fur is long and unkept. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple pastel robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the north to a Navigator, Cask learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Amber (50 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect her home; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp).