Description: This northern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Veloptima was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small red clips. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is brown and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Gifted from a young age, Patrick studied abroad. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed axe, just in case. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Isabella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 pp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is auburn and curly. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: He stands about 2'10" and is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 14000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has white hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fivin is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fivin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Fivin. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 70 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who is renowned for his bright green suits and hats, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: Zepar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Zepar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Amethyst (110 gp).