Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat and is in decent physical shape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Qualen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Shy, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 west. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her brown fur is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in a small forest village. After coming to the age of reason, Left-Handed took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 50 pp.