Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Melech alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 90 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has wavy auburn hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a mace and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'10". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has moderate length red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Balam hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Peridot (40 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Dalgal was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Miller but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Verna was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Verna 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 Verna. 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: She is greedy; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a flattop crest cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 8 Acid flasks.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She very much looks the part of a Healer. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Gifted from a young age, Matilda studied abroad. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Healer. She struck the Healer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. A true patriot, Rohesia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She struck the Gardener job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 pp.