Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Alston hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Alston was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is physically well-built. She has wavy black hair. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gadreel is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bucklal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red spinel (90 gp).