Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Nissa was born with her father's beautiful face. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Elven compassion.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a pastel tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His lavender fur is still thick. His copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Leaf enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Addict, Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: Born to a Banker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.