Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 4'9". She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Melissa has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has green eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gerald hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. A true patriot, Heward would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amethyst (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.