Description: A 5'5" western woman, she tends to wear a large tan jacket. She sports golden long hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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 in the west. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the east to a Shoemaker, Roge learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 gp. Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Lia was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local fisher

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).