Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a yellow coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Being a Seamstress kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 sp. A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely red suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paela grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 390 gp.