Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Melissa has worked very hard to control her curse. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Faral was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Orla hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Orla alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 50 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a grey shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is still thick. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Mundane, Greedy. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 130 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Guardian, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Pígug lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 110 gp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her white hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Obsidian (4 gp).