Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Veloptima isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 sp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, she is not a threatening figure. Her red crest is lengthy. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Korinn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he very much looks the part of a Map Maker. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Simon was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Simon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her hair is silver and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She got into the Banker business at a young age. Bethrynna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and to be a animal trainer again

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Gûnd 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Courier uniform. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears a mask on her face.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears just a black suit. She has wavy brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Seere grew up listening to her father's many stories. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jet (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Adrie enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Adrie was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.