Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has moderate length black hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Veloptima was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her hammer ready. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her red hair up. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears a green costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the north to a Barrister, Heskan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Robert was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'4" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her blonde hair is cut short. 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 barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Artin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears a red tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of longbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Oren was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Oren's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. With bright blonde hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Mara abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.