Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Gardener. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: Lavinia was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Malachite (8 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Ovina was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Ishgha is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tailor. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the east to a Tailor, Shamil learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.