Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is golden and curly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Veloptima is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Veloptima studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This late middle aged man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Through the years after Edge was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Edge's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears tattered old clothes. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Adventurer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad grey hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Sculptor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she usually wears her brown robe and has her scythe always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is white and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Locksmith business.

History: Born to a Server, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has red fur. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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, Paelias studied abroad. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and green handkerchief worn on her left side, and is pretty ugly. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Doctor, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Serpent was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. Her crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Layabout profession.

History: She got into the Shepherd business at a young age. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Guardian, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).