Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jade (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, she is not a threatening figure. Her black crest is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Ploughman. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Saphara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ploughman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Saphara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 8000 gp. Coral (100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Carter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Randal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a club on his belt. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Hoshgrish speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Soveliss was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Soveliss's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Soveliss fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 12000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His brown fur is matted, messy, and big. He is baby faced.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 12000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).