Description: An older woman who wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110000 cp.

Description: This man wears a fancy red suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fortune-teller business.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: This woman wears tan trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Symma isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gifted student she started as a Carter, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Holy water. 7 Acid flasks. 7 Acid flasks. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Chenna was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to protect her home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a trident and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a yellow coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 270 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a server again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 pp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears just a black suit. She keeps her scarlet crest in a flapper bob. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Ruloth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Ruloth was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ruloth's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of goblins

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is black and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He comes from a rich western family. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 sp.