Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and tan tie. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She is baby faced.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Mella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is black and curly. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great joy in being the best Bricklayer in town.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a blue scarf. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports chestnut long hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Wella 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: Wella was born with her mother's beautiful face. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. 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 red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nedda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After months of barely getting by, Nedda managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He sports a flattop crest cut. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mozikth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Body Guard, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Anakis studied abroad. Anakis was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Anakis decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.