Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Mella took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up hammer and armor she uses now. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she's in love

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a white vest and prefers grey and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Ozyman is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her orange fur is knotted and matted. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. 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. Aline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses like a well dressed Healer does. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Healer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His crest is green and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Ghesh was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.