Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her first spouse was a Servant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (140 gp). Emerald (500 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Born in the north to a Hunter, Vepar learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her youth she was a Map Maker, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. After a long history of fighting, Vepar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears bulky green painted plate armor. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1600 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 230 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Addict, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has styled his green crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kerkad grew up listening to his father's many stories. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1200 sp.