Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Veloptima was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Banker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Anbera wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: Anbera was born with her mother's beautiful face. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has wavy chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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: Oda hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Oda was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a longbow on his belt. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Aramil was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Aramil was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chem grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Kristryd has worked very hard to control her curse. 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: Half-Orc compassion; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp.