Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a large white jacket. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She worked as a nervous Dyer and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Jasper (50 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has lavender fur. Her eyes are yellow and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He wears a green broad hat and green clothes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Nithther and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Gurdis is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gurdis grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his beige fur in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tricking grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tricking. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and tan pants. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Patrick 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: He got into the Seamstress business at a young age. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3200 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nissa isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

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. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Laborer again; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a fancy tan dress. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.