Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His rusty crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 150 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Pallabar embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Pallabar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.