Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; 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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 pp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Healer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Coral (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. She sports auburn long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has no fur. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Eleanor was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eleanor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dee studied abroad. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 13000 sp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp).