Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Brakka hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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. Brakka fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 pp. Emerald (1000 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear tan tank tops with brown skirt. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Pogranix enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Pogranix and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Avice speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears black trousers with brown and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This silver eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.