Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. With wild red hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. A true patriot, Melissa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. 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 tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Roland was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has worked as a Fisher like his mother before him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to be a detective again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.