Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Melissa was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: She is a husky woman, who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Griselda isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Griselda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 130 gp. Iolite (50 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has a very tight haircut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Dustin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Dustin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is lengthy. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. She has styled her brass crest well, parting it to the left. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 cp. 2 Thunderstones.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is short and golden. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the east to a Map Maker, Taklinn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.