Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a large blue jacket. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Umpen embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. His black fur is smooth and relatively long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He uses divination through singing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Dynamic was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dynamic decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: 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; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Superior lock.