Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She wears her auburn hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Melissa was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Engraver. 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 is greedy; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears his red hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Mary was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Mary's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This man wears a brown collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 pp.