Description: This tall, slender man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy black crest. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student he started as a Gardener, but he got bored and became a Sellsword. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the west to a Fortune-teller, Delre learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jade (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this western woman is typically in her Actor uniform. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Symma isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Actor and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long black fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp.