Description: This malnourished woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fistula grew up listening to her father's many stories. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, marred by chocolates. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Soveliss reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is physically well-built. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear flannel. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are red.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her white hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 sp. Rose (50 gp).

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 skinny pants and wears a red and white robe with the hood down. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Dilettante again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.