Description: She stands about 5'9" and is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and violet handkerchief worn on her left side. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Apothecary business at a young age. Her parents enrolled her in a Bard school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Alice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Alice was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nissa embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Nissa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nissa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).

Description: She wears a simple red robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. A true patriot, Shaena would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Shaena was born the youngest of three triplets. When Shaena reached her early adolescence her Halfling father 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of morningstars on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Nemeia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her youth she was a Spy, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, PTSD. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears his black hair down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's also a talented Apothecary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a green coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west to a Server, Farideh learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her rusty crest is knotted and matted. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mason. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a great chef.

History: Furrele was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.