Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shamil isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Shamil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Symma lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 20000 cp. Jasper (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.