Description: Standing 4'7", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Melissa hails from a village terrorized by drow. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fancy blue suit and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, John was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear blue tank tops with black skirt. Her red hair is wavy and long. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She dresses like a well dressed Tanner does, marred by beers. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Tanner.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Emerald (1400 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).