Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a longbow on her belt. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the north to a Slave Trader, Veloptima learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Veloptima alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Nithther was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nithther grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nithther. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is content; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She keeps her long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Nimble was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'1". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a trident. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Medrash took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up trident and armor he uses now. He struck the Interpreter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a yellow costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. A true patriot, Adrie would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Through the years after Adrie was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Adrie's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. 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 Map Maker. He tends to his Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are copper.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 130 gp.