Description: An older woman who tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melissa grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She carries with her a set of rapiers, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her scarlet crest in a pixie cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the north. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Brakka lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Brakka took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 17000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (8000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is physically well-built. His beige fur is braided into rings. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to be a carpenter again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has moderate length blonde hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Coral (130 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Spice Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Emeny was taken on many hunting expeditions. Emeny liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 17000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bricklayer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 7000 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.