Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered green stockings, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Melissa abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp).

Description: This woman wears dull pastel sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the right. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she very much looks the part of a Painter. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Painter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tattered old clothes. Her crest is gold and very short. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 pp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a axe on his belt. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Rurik wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Locksmith and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Jet (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amber (40 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Dalaba is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Dalaba took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up crossbow and armor she uses now. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born in a small island village. Ilga 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. After a long history of fighting, Ilga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).