Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'5" when asserting herself. She wears her golden hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Masseuse like her mother before her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp. Amber (40 gp).

Description: A 5'8" northern woman, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Juliana hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Masseuse.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'9" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, red shirt, and white tie. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Portia was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears just a black suit. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 pp. Amethyst (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp).