Description: She wears professional attire. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When Veloptima reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Einkil isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair is well kept. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Fargas was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Fargas's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Eiravel has worked very hard to control his curse. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has a hunchback. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear flannel. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. Kildrak is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 11000 gp. Emerald (1000 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).