Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. She wears a yellow tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Melissa was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Mord was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Theobald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Unemployed arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. 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: To pay off her debts; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is typically in her Map Maker uniform. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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 in the east her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She struck the Map Maker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fletcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fletcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He carries with him a set of scimitars, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Ribbles's homeland. Ribbles decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'5" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student she started as a Hunter, but she got bored and became a Bricklayer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp.