Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Veloptima has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Tanner father left her crippled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her bronze crest is braided into rings. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; 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: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a blue scarf. She is physically well-built. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Thea grew up listening to her father's many stories. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 700 sp. Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Vepar lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Galinndan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Galinndan never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. His black hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 sp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).