Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Melissa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a simple black robe with green stripes complete with hood. He keeps his long silver crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are red.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Vrondiss was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Vrondiss was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He is content; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her silver hair is well kept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Bethrynna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Debt, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sellsword. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Guy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sellsword. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to giants.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears just a black suit. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Racist, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 150 gp. Coral (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery and is in decent physical shape. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Peren 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 Peren. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a white feathered hat and white clothes. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Engong studied abroad. When Engong reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Being a Interpreter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Dilettante but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Geoffrey fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 pp.