Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Melissa was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Yurk was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her black crest is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'5" and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 Carter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This western man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tethren's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Carpenter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has wavy black hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2600 sp. Red garnet (120 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp.