Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a pastel shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Quilla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Quilla reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her gold crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is red and curly. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 21000 cp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears baggy red pantaloons and a violet scarf. He wears his golden hair up. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his youth he was a Bather, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman usually wears her brown robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her fur, while still mostly orange, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nimble was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

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