Description: She wears professional attire. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is silver and very short. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Helja liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student she started as a Glassblower, but she got bored and became a Dilettante. She has worked as a Dilettante like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Zaffrab isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Zaffrab never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. Being a Weaver kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Unemployed. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pûg grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again; and balancing his hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her golden hair is braided into rings. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Barbena is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After a long history of fighting, Barbena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).