Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Melissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. 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: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Dilettante, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Dilettante, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Jeweler, her father struggled to pay the bills. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He wears a red coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He is physically well-built. His hair is brown and curly. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Curran reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp).

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blue crest. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Servant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beloril grew up listening to his father's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey vest and prefers black and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the north. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Simon has worked very hard to control his curse. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes, and he perpetually has his warhammer ready. His silver hair is cut short. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2700 gp. Jet (50 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.