Description: A 5'8" eastern woman, she wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a great chef.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Melissa 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Farideh was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Banker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. Onyx (50 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Shautha wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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. Shautha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Elysande will drive conversation. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is typically in her Cook uniform. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Hlin lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a bounty hunter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Slave, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears red trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has brown hair. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Wiggan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is an epitome of beauty. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Server, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 240 gp.