Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He has wavy brown hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dabbledob isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Dabbledob was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Ootah lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He tends to his Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is typically in his Knight uniform. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1200 gp.