Description: She tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is golden and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Portia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver ewer (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Crowbar. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His auburn hair is lengthy. 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 overprotective of those who hire his services. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1500 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Born in the south to a Beggar, Cumpen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greatsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Mercenary, but he got bored and became a Banker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mercenary again

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dyer. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His black fur is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the west. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gardain lived on a farm with his mother, 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 south. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She has the majority of her body covered in plate, marred by sweets. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Myathethil has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 4000 sp. Moss agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).