Description: 2'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2900 gp. Hematite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'6" and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Orla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and half-orc compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She keeps her long red crest kept up in a rat tail. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Nuthra took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up lance and armor she uses now. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 60 pp. Citrine (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'1" when asserting himself. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Detective, Bork learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.