Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'7" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Melissa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Malachite (10 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is content; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Anne will drive conversation. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20000 cp. Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.