Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Priest, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10000 cp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are white.

Personality: Rimmon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20000 cp. A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a Miner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and human compassion

Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Namfoodle and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Dalaba was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Crown-heir. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Black opal (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. He wears his auburn hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gubu was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Nature, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She stands about 5'3" and wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 19000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).