Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). 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: Many dire rats want her driven away; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is well kept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Paela and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jet (130 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear violet tank tops with brown pants. His hair is short and black. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Military, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 320 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She has wavy blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Liftrasa hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Andraste was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Courier. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 70 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His rusty crest is singed and shortened. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her crest is bronze and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Dentratha is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Dentratha abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 gp.