Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Melissa embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3200 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Weaver arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available she will default to her longbow. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is red and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Jarana was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is content; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has violet eyes.

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 is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She has chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her gray 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 Half-Elf in existence. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Elizabeth hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents enrolled her in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp. Malachite (4 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.