Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports red long hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Lia took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Lia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is physically well-built. Her fur is short and red. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Cask wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Cask liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nyx isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Nyx was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.