Description: A middle-aged woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. One day when Melissa was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Melissa was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. After a long history of fighting, Melissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Herleva was born with her mother's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Banker and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born into a rich family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).