Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Brakka hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Brakka liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lezre was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Lezre was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Courier. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Standing 3'6", this woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Hematite (7 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Percival was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Mason and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Malachite (15 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 80 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a fancy green dress. Her crest is red and very short. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She takes great joy in being the best Unemployed in town.

History: Aasathra hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. Being a Unemployed kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black opal (1200 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Amber (150 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.