Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Apothecary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Ella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 360 gp. Jade (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is red and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Burto lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Painter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 sp. Malachite (8 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length bronze crest. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 190 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He likes to wear green tank tops with black pants. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp.