Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small violet clips. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. She has a very tight haircut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has moderate length white fur. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Flame is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Flame lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Gardener, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dondon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Theriatis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 60. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the south to a Layabout, Tricking learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has worked as a Layabout like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her black hair is cut short. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1600 sp. Banded agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears a simple pastel robe with black stripes complete with hood. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. Beast enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Spy, Beast learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Banker again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: Just what you see.