Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her brown fur is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Shivering is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Shivering alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Coral (150 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Barber. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her fur is gray and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Drifting was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Glim's homeland. Glim decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Glim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp.