Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by sweets. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Veloptima took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Red spinel (140 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born into a rich family. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She has wavy silver hair. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 290 gp. Coral (150 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. 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 is a Architect first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Architect like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Lewis was born the youngest of three triplets. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'4". He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and his gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. He has black fur. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Sun 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 Sun. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this northern man wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. Through the years after Lance was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Lance's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length red hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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-sister.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Rosalind learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She's in love; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Family, Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.