Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His fur is orange and curly. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Agatha was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He carries a battered greataxe and tarnished dagger as well. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult; and to be a stableman again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fancy white suit. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 5000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Pallabar's homeland. Pallabar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Smoking is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Weaver like his mother before him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and to be a fletcher again

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Canary diamond (6000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is still thick. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Heather has worked very hard to control her curse. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has moderate length gray fur. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Glassblower who has hired him part-time. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oda studied abroad. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.