Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Melissa is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Gifted from a young age, Melissa studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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: Money/treasure; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears skinny pants and wears a black and white robe with the hood down. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Bonds: Job, Religious, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

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

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries a battered warhammer and tarnished sword as well. She sports black long hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Cecily lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.