Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and green handkerchief worn on her right side. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Adrie was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (150 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Dustin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Beggar like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Jet (140 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a blue shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Reddlepop embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Reddlepop enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Detective. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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 guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: An older woman who is dressed in an above average manner, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 140 pp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'4" and tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 38000 sp. 1 Thunderstones. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 31000 sp.