Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east to a Junk Dealer, Vorka learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin white vertical stripes and green pants. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortbows and spears. His red crest is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Shedinn was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 12000 cp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blue hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. After a long history of fighting, Gomory and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her black fur in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 180 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears just a green suit. He wears his copper crest down. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He bought a axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Insane, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired her part-time. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chaedi fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 sp. Amethyst (40 gp).