Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Courier, her father struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ranala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's in love; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp.

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 wears a blue vest and prefers yellow and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She found a children's book about a Gnome Paladin 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 travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her crest is short and brass. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Jheri speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Ellywick speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Dagnal and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: She wears a yellow coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jane grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Thodris has worked very hard to control her curse. 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. Thodris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is red and curly. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Paggen was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shipwright. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.