Description: This woman wears an entirely blue suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Veloptima was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veloptima fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'7". He very much looks the part of a Soapmaker, and his gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Thamuz is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Thamuz was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jillian was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Amber (70 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a great chef.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her brass crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She takes great joy in being the best Roofer in town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Pyxrin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Roofer. She struck the Roofer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Ranala was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Cartwright. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Amber (160 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many orcs want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Coral (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Coral (80 gp).