Description: She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Engong never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a blacksmith again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She wears her gray fur up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Shadow wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... 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: She was born in the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 110 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Jet (110 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a brown collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2700 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Peridot (80 gp).

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her purple hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Astaro's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. 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. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).