Description: This late middle aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems and is in decent physical shape. She has silver hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Lilith was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Eldon isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.