Description: This dark-skinned female wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Veloptima is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a hunchback. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Zircon (40 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and red robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Dimble was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Dimble's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's also a talented Junk Dealer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She stands about 4'10" and dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her crest is red and very short. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Frouse was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. After a long history of fighting, Frouse and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This southern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Orianna was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Knight. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 260 gp.