Description: This woman wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Giselle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with brown slacks. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her hair is blue and curly. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Lerissa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She wears her black hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Verna was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Verna was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.