Description: This late middle aged woman wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Veloptima fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A freak accident while working with her Fletcher father left her crippled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Therlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. His red crest is still thick. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Direcris wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a violet wide-brimmed hat and violet clothes. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. 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: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Mason father left him crippled. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia 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. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears black trousers with blue and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her brown hair up. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A true patriot, Seddit would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Seddit and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are gold.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Sage arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 sp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

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. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2500 sp. Jet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Healer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 150 gp. Malachite (8 gp).