Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears just a tan suit. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Locksmith responsibilities is difficult; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his long gold crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Darrak hails from a village terrorized by goblins. After coming to the age of reason, Darrak took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has no crest. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Bookbinder. She's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.