Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is black and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Melissa speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. 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: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Beatrice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Amber (150 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. At some point she was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.