Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and is pretty ugly. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Melissa was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon 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. Melissa took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. Her fur is gray and curly. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Drifting was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is black and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. She has moderate length purple hair. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in the west. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has no hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Adventurer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). White opal (800 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gifted student he started as a Shipwright, but he got bored and became a Sage. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this northern man wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is braided into rings. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Berrian was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Barrister job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 190 pp.