Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. 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 is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Veloptima is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Actor father left her crippled. 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 wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp. Citrine (40 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His tied-back hair is silver. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

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. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'11". She wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. She has wavy blonde hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miller, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his brown hair down. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Bonds: Family, Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a white tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His golden hair is still thick. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ur-Masi studied abroad. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Randal was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He 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. He became a Actor soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Seraphina's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). 1 Everburning torch.