Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Spring isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. She has moderate length silver hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Salanop embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. Her black hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brass crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Navigator. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Navigator, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.