Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has chestnut hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Veloptima wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Jet (130 gp).

Description: He wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Roondar was born the youngest of three triplets. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Doctor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and doesn't want to be a dyer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a spear on his belt. He has no hair. He has white eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Nirgel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 29000 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has styled his yellow fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Smoking speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Mercenary business at a young age. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Amber (50 gp). Rose (60 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the right. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to protect her home

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp. Rose (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Anverth was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a grey tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His brown hair is still thick. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 150 gp.