Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Veloptima will drive conversation. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Veloptima abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large pastel jacket. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is typically in his Blacksmith uniform. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and lances. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a red feather.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is short and bronze. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Salasar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 Actor. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's in love; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her first spouse was a Baker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Mason, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp. Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 11000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Ruler soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp).