Description: This western woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 18000 cp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is still thick. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Varis was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1800 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her brown fur in a pixie cut. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Quick will drive conversation. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). White opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull violet iron scale mail. He carries a battered flail and tarnished pickaxe as well. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was born in the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Silk rope.