Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Veloptima was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Veloptima's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jane grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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 pickaxe.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull pastel iron scale mail, and she perpetually has her sword ready. She keeps her long copper crest kept up in a rat tail. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She carries a battered sai and tarnished hand crossbow as well. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Body Guard but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Markosian was born with her mother's beautiful face. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 24. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

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

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nikki was left her mother'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 is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.