Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her hair is blue and very short. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Servant, but she got bored and became a Masseuse. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is long and black with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tippletoe embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Tippletoe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tippletoe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is physically well-built. Her white hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Matilda speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Matilda does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a hunchback. Her crest is scarlet and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gesrethe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Adventurer for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp.