Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is golden and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Melissa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Beggar, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (110 gp). 3 Antitoxin.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Thomas speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Thomas was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thomas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thomas. Being a Performer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears professional attire. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Weaver born in the past three hundred years. She takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Meriele 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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and dwarven compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Hamil abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Margery does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Margery was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Silk rope.