Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Veloptima was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. After a long history of fighting, Veloptima and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His orange fur is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Kite hails from a village terrorized by giants. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Alex hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barber. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. His white fur has been sun bleached extensively. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He carries with him a set of hammers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ogthrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 80000 cp. Jasper (30 gp).