Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her red fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for her, and Skirt does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Virra isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has no fur. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Skirt is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Skirt was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Malachite (12 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Elf Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a black top hat and black clothes. Her long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. 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: She's looking for her big break; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.