Description: She is typically in her Mortician uniform, and she perpetually has her flail ready. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

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. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Servant profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are black and catlike.

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. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Zephan was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Interpreter. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. He wears his red hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her fur is cinnamon and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Shifting is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Shifting was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his brown robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Don liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He has moderate length black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His martial 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 Banker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Banker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's in love

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She usually wears her tan robe and has her trident always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Buckler.