Description: She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She carries a battered axe and tarnished dagger as well. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tervaround grew up listening to her father's many stories. She worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing her hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Jade (100 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

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. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Howard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fisher. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fisher for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 pp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She got into the Detective business at a young age. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this northern man is typically in his Marshal uniform. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his top blue hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Riardon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Riardon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear grey tank tops with white skirt. Her hair is long and red with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Glassblower. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp.