Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: This dark-skinned female is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carter. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Pennie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Pennie has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a Carter soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'5". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

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

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her crest is short and white. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Actor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brass crest is smooth and relatively long. 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 is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Tarhun was taken on many hunting expeditions. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Weaver born in the past three hundred years. Waywocket is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Waywocket studied abroad. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Waywocket never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp.