Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She wears dull tan sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Veloptima is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Extrovert, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fisher. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Onyx (40 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His green crest is matted, messy, and big. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Aym was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Aym was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aym's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 330 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. With wild brown hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has achieved small success as a Map Maker.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in an above average manner. His blue crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Norkruuth was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).