Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Zanna 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 a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her tied-back hair is black. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. 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 bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Great will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 220 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'10". He wears tattered old clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, PTSD, Secretive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She usually wears her green robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Vlorn liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Being a Shoemaker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp).