Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her ears are large.

Personality: Melissa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's in love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Moonstone (80 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Guy was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Black opal (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Shipwright, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. A gifted student he started as a Shoemaker, but he got bored and became a Shipwright. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Interpreter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Interpreter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Alexandrite (400 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.