Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Melissa will drive conversation. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Melissa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Melissa. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears her silver hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30000 cp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: An older man who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Robert was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Backpack. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Yvonne fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.