Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has no hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Scribe who has hired her part-time. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Veloptima grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Her brass crest is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Jezean was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Jezean decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a large black jacket. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 Herbalist. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Quarion was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Good lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat and is in decent physical shape. His red hair is cut short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many goblins want him driven away

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.