Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an entirely blue suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her white hair down. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mardnab embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gifted student she started as a Barkeep, but she got bored and became a Shepherd. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Banded agate (10 gp).

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears bulky white painted plate armor. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1900 gp. Amber (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with white slacks. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has black hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this western man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.