Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Veloptima never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 pp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tattered old clothes. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Tomph was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Her yellow fur is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Religious, In love, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her silver hair up. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 900 pp. Banded agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rose (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Vonbin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: Delebean hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the south. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp).