Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has worked as a Tailor like her father before her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 230 pp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Salanop hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Salanop was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 240 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Torinn was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Meriele 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'10". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and her gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. Her hair is red and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Barber, but she got bored and became a Doctor. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Doctor.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Nikki was born with her father's beautiful face. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He is physically well-built. His white hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Mantus was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up work as a Beggar and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to be a banker again

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'0" and wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 90000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.