Description: She very much looks the part of a Bookbinder, and carries crossbows. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Body Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Antinua grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Antinua. Being a Body Guard kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears a grey collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He got into the Slave Trader business at a young age. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Dreali began to lead the lost caravan. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears his red hair down. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Frederick is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age his father died while driving off some illithids. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in club use. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frederick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.