Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'5" when asserting herself. She wears her golden hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Masseuse like her mother before her.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 sp. Amber (40 gp).

Description: A 5'8" northern woman, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Juliana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, red shirt, and white tie. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is cut short. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

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 is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 pp. Amethyst (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He is dressed in an above average manner. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He got into the Body Guard business at a young age. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Body Guard, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Bolhild was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Bolhild's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bolhild 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 she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Arjhan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Arjhan was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arjhan was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arjhan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Dimble hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Dimble was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.