Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Veloptima would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small island village. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: In love, Military, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Dilettante mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born in the east. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: Tim lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Mercenary, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.