Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. After a long history of fighting, Melissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Born to a Fisher, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a pastel wide-brimmed hat and pastel clothes. His head has been shaved. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Lance never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Banded agate (6 gp).