Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a Carter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Veloptima alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Veloptima was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He tends to his Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 340 gp. Iolite (30 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He carries a battered flail and tarnished shield as well. He wears his silver hair down. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Whurbin is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is typically in her Apothecary uniform. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. 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 hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Meriele hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her green crest is heavily combed to the left. She has red eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rezena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He carries with him a set of bows, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman wears professional attire. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She worked as a nervous Apothecary and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.