Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Melissa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Gardener, but she got bored and became a Soapmaker. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sword, just in case. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Shy, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. Emerald (900 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries sickles. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tailor. She tends to her Tailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 sp.