Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Tailor, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Trym embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Jade (60 gp). Star ruby (500 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His purple hair is still thick. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a shield, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jane was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her black fur is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

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. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Art was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 180 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Mastema was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bounty Hunter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 gp. Onyx (40 gp).