Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When Veloptima reached her early adolescence her Gnome father 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a red coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head and is in decent physical shape. His hair is long and brown with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Fulbar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new roofer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 pp. Azurite (14 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His bronze crest is long and unkept. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Shamash 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. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 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: This late middle aged woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she's in love

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1500 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears pastel robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bastard sword, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Sculptor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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. Tree fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 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.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Healer responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has black eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Mamnen has worked very hard to control his curse. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and he's in love

Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).