Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild white hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Melissa was born the youngest of three triplets. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Melissa has worked very hard to control her curse. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. She sports a flattop hair cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Agatha was born with her father's beautiful face. Through the years after Agatha was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Agatha's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She has wavy red hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Helen was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 pp.