Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle 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 plains due to the painful memories there. Melissa took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up whip and armor she uses now. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a Tanner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gilkass was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: Ubada was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. She became a Fortune-teller soon after.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Gerbo is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His tied-back hair is silver. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is short and silver. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nuraval alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Radomir isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Radomir was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Marshal. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item.