Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'1" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears an eyepatch.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Callie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: A 3'3" southern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She has slicked back golden hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nyx isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Mason, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She found a children's book about a Gnome Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a brown scarf. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She takes great joy in being the best Sculptor in town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her green crest up. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Jaxi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp. Hematite (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tattered old clothes. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Fletcher but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Duergath was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Duergath decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a yellow vest and prefers blue and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. 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: Avice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a halberd on her belt. Her golden hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Leshanna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the east were limited. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Leshanna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Antitoxin.