Description: This dark-skinned female dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Gifted from a young age, Tawar studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her gold crest down. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Wobbles isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is short and red. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Avelina hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp.