Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is red and very short. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south to a Mercenary, Veloptima learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Veloptima was born on a far southern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mercenary. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'3" and dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sickle with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Hugolina hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Whurdred learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He has done his best to style his red fur to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Body Guard born in the past three hundred years. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her green crest is matted, messy, and big. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Thava never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Golden pearl (160 gp).