Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her hair is short and brown. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born in the west. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his yellow fur up. His eyes are copper and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Emerald was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spice Merchant. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man usually wears his white robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder and is in decent physical shape. His hair is golden and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.