Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She carries a battered axe and tarnished crossbow as well. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melissa grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local soapmaker

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Cook profession.

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. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Mayor. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 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: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1500 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Coral (160 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears baggy brown pantaloons and a red scarf. Her white fur is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a bowyer and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

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

Possessions: 9000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Travok studied abroad. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 12000 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Jade (100 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jade (100 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His purple hair is knotted and matted. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).