Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a large green jacket. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melech grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After a long history of fighting, Melech and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing, and is pretty ugly. She wears her black fur down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down, she is not a threatening figure. She has a very tight haircut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She very much looks the part of a Merchant. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She's in love; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Barrister. Her purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the north to a Barrister, Ishte learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barrister for the past few years.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tattered old clothes. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She found a children's book about a Human Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Rohesia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 40 gp.