Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Abalaba grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by her family; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the right. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mortician who has hired him part-time. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Debt, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Miller business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Miller. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 170 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). 1 Everburning torch.