Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is typically in her Painter uniform. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Veloptima was born with her mother's beautiful face. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a black vest and prefers tan and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Soapmaker business.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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: Arha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor, and carries axes. His tied-back hair is golden. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair is cut short. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Tailor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Baggi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 sp. Citrine (60 gp). Amethyst (150 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Her crest is copper and very short. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Havilar was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her brown hair is wavy and long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Through the years after Drusilia was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Drusilia's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Drusilia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Greedy, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Rose (20 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel skirt. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length gray fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Guardian, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Philomena never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Guardian, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.