Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger. She has shaved her head bald. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. When Veloptima reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a spear on her belt. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Gifted from a young age, Silaqui studied abroad. A freak accident while working with her Marshal mother left her crippled. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 60. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He struck the Masseuse job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2300 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her hair is white and curly. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

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. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rohesia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a crown-heir again

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her tied-back hair is brown. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his greatsword. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Gomory 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wobbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp.