Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her brown hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Crown-heir. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She bought a rapier and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Beatrice was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Dyer does and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born in the north. 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. She struck the Dyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10000 cp.