Description: An older woman who wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, she is not a threatening figure. Her bronze crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She married young, but lost her spouse to gnolls. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with yellow slacks. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mella grew up listening to her father's many stories. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Kansif wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kansif was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Alvyn was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Alvyn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, In love, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.