Description: She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Veloptima was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Veloptima's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 13000 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Sard (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Jet (90 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spy. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Server, but she got bored and became a Spy. She's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 11000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished kukri as well. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. After a long history of fighting, Thoradin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jade (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Heian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Heian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rose (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a yellow tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 pp. Emerald (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jade (90 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 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.

Description: This malnourished woman is typically in her Dyer uniform. With bright brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Dyer business.

History: Avelina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Dyer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.