Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and red pants. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Malquis 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'5" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She got into the Knight business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. After a long history of fighting, Tervaround and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: White pearl (160 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gifted student she started as a Animal Trainer, but she got bored and became a Farmer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.