Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zanna studied abroad. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She wears a black shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and she perpetually has her sickle ready. Her silver crest is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Akra hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Akra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts, marred by teas. His red hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 pp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. With bright silver hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Bilga was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bilga was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His tied-back hair is black. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.