Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has red hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise black. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Occupation: Server

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

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a violet shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Gifted. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fancy blue suit. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Bloodstone (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: Hobart was born with his father's beautiful face. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this northern woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jet (90 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.