Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She dresses like a well dressed Farmer does, and her gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. Her white hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Veloptima was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. She tends to her Farmer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This eastern woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

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. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She got into the Scribe business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Beggar kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 gp. Azurite (15 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her brown hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.