Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has moderate length red hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Melissa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Painter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Melissa was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Assassin. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 6000 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a black coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Hugolina is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 sp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His silver hair is thinning but still full. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Azurite (12 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His brown hair is lengthy. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south. Ernest was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Stableman, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a stylist again

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 pp. Red spinel (130 gp).