Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Veloptima will drive conversation. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Veloptima learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 Bather. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Jade (90 gp). Rose (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western man wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eridred grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Amber (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Emerald (1200 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'1" and sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Ovina learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His silver hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Anselm is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Anselm was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Arara's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Arara enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Amber (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.