Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Melissa's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of scythes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 90 pp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hubert grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Hubert liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a shortbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His hair is black and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He tends to his Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.