Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Ellyjoybell wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 cp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. To her fellows she 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, black shirt, and brown tie. His auburn hair is lengthy. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired him part-time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has a crush on the local armorer

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red fur is thinning but still full. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Silent was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a Dilettante soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He sports a flattop crest cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 13000 sp. Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. After coming to the age of reason, Traubon took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and carries nunchakus. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a tan vest and prefers red and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Leshanna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 11000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Through the years after Griselda was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Griselda's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Griselda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 gp.