Description: She wears a tan collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 12000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing a long, pastel cloak. His brown fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Gale was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red garnet (110 gp).

Description: Standing 6'1", this man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Igden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Gnome Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is portly but not overly obese. With bright golden hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Mara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: She wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on her torso, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. She has wavy silver crest. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

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 was taken from her home at a very young age. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp).