Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Mella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Spy, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Anne hails from a village terrorized by giants. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Anne began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a green scarf. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. The war was a terrible time for her, and Agnes does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the south to a Barber, Agnes learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barber for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Meriele studied abroad. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He has brown hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 900 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).