Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears professional attire. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Melissa took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has moderate length lavender fur. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tattered old clothes. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Alain abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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: She has a crush on the local Sellsword.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: A 3'11" southern woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blue hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has no crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her lance. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Ridaro speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A 5'1" southern man, he wears a blue collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 sp.