Description: A 5'1" southern woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Melissa has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. She has dyed her greying green crest a little too much giving a sharp green color. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His crest is cut close to his head. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 cp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'9". She wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and her gloved hand is found clutching a quarterstaff. Her silver hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Miller profession.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and balancing her hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has wavy lavender fur. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with tan slacks. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barber. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He tends to his Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Barkeep but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahinar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp. Onyx (30 gp).