Description: She stands about 3'6" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is a great chef.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy green pantaloons and a red scarf. His bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Patrin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At some point he was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Being a Miner kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and grey robe with the hood down, marred by sweets. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Elf, 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 170 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).