Description: This woman is very fat, and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She has gray eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Veloptima is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Spyglass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she likes to wear green tank tops with grey skirt. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Pogranix was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a trident on his belt. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Heskan was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heskan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Hourglass.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports blonde long hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: River was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.