Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her brown hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Veloptima liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes, and carries flails. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: She was born in a small desert village. Aline liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a flail and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1300 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a yellow shirt with thin black vertical stripes and violet pants, marred by sweets. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Reynard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Flaws: Impulsive, Lazy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her black fur is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Shifting was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. 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 irascible and easily irritated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Agatha was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Agatha was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2500 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Rose (50 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Philomena speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Cook, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Cook they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Assassin, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Theirastra studied abroad. She worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 270 pp. Black pearl (300 gp). Jet (130 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).