Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Melissa abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man is very fat, and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He is greedy; and he is content

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a macho man 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 Beggar, Dean learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Solid gold idol (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp).