Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears violet trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Melissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the east. Puyet 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 left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Doctor

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

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Lubash is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on her belt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and greataxes. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nedda is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Nedda hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Nedda was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nedda decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nedda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a great chef.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Hlin was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is brown and very short. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gurdis was born with her father's beautiful face. Through the years after Gurdis was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gurdis's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Ellywick lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 cp. Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she tends to wear a large blue jacket. She sports silver long hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Symma is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.