Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with white slacks. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shivering's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When Shivering reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi 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. After a long history of fighting, Shivering and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat and is in decent physical shape. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dalaba embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Dalaba is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Dalaba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is singed and shortened. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born in the west. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a lance on her belt. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Harvest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. 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 blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He is physically well-built. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Rock crystal (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a white vest and prefers red and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in a small island village. After coming to the age of reason, Kelter took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.