Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Veloptima will drive conversation. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Guard business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She takes great joy in being the best Bellfounder in town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Balimaar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears an entirely black suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has styled his black crest well, parting it to the left. He has red eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the west. Nithther was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Interpreter. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.