Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Melissa is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Melissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Ekk hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'4". He prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 110 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. With bright golden hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She works hard and plays hard.

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. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has slicked back golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

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. Andraste enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sorath was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp. Hematite (15 gp).