Description: She stands about 3'6" and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orla embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Orla learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Barbena grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Barbena. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2600 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a fancy red dress. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is blonde and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kelter grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kelter. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arara grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (10000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely grey suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Solomon was born with his father's beautiful face. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Doctor. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Doctor for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp. Tourmaline (60 gp). 1 Everburning torch.