Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With wild silver hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Avice would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to pay off her debts

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Debt, Job, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. With bright white hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great joy in being the best Masseuse in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 340 gp.