Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and her gloved hand is found clutching a scythe. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

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 pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

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 prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. With wild blonde hair. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He has red eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'4" when asserting himself. His hair is short and black. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Oskar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Oskar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Oskar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He tends to his Map Maker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple blue robe with red stripes complete with hood. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Loopmottin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Beggar, but she got bored and became a Servant. She struck the Servant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length black fur. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Silk rope.