Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is brown and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Merchant business.

History: Hunter hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Oriel does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Obsidian (14 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of longswords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.