Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting goblins, the young Melissa began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Eleanor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Juliana 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 Juliana. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 cp.