Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears just a brown suit. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melissa grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the north to a Glassblower, Giselle learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top green hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Griselda was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 sp. Moonstone (50 gp).