Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

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 ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Melissa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Melissa. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a violet tunic with white highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 37. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Gunter learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up work as a Painter and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Ploughman born in the past three hundred years. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.