Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

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

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears just a blue suit. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Immeral was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Miller, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Miller. She has worked as a Miller like her father before her.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Therai hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Therai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 sp.