Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. With wild brown hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Ridaro liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His gray fur is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears her rusty crest down. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Perra has worked very hard to control her curse. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90 gp. Onyx (20 gp).