Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Veloptima lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Bonds: Religious, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is braided into rings. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her tied-back hair is black. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Tawar 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. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She has a hunchback. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Banker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Banker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Sard (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Amber (110 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ekemon's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. Some 9 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ekemon never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Human compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Hunter born in the past three hundred years. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kathra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and balancing her hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).