Description: A 3'0" northern woman, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a kukri on her belt, marred by chocolates. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She refers to her adoptive father 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Red spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'7" when asserting herself. Her purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is short and white. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.