Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Cumpen isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Performer and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: Merla was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Merla was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. He is physically well-built. His purple hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born in the west. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She carries with her a set of tridents, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length gold crest. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 130 gp.